Allegiance Quote by Scott Ritter

As Members of Congress, we swear an oath to uphold the United States Constitution. It means something to be an American because we believe…

— Todd Tiahrt

Our citizenship in the United States is our national character. Our citizenship in any particular state is only our local distinction. By the latter…

— Thomas Paine

When you enlisted into the armed forces you swore to support and defend a Constitution that did not yet fully apply to you. You…

— David Petraeus

I don't feel American. I do feel like a New Yorker. I think there's a real distinction there. A city allows you to become…

— Salman Rushdie

We may hold different views than the person beside us. But as Americans, we all share the same proud title: We are citizens.

— Barack Obama

Citizenship to me is more than a piece of paper. Citizenship is also about character. I am an American. We're just waiting for our…

— Jose Antonio Vargas

“What constitutes an American? Not color nor race nor religion. Not the pedigree of his family nor the place of his birth. Not the…

— Harold Ickes

America is a nation founded by immigrants and built on the ideal that anyone can be an American if he or she believes in…

— Ted Lieu

Citizens by birth or choice of a common country, that country has a right to concentrate your affections. The name of American, which belongs…

— George Washington

Everybody knows that if you're born in America, you are a citizen. No, you're not.

— Rush Limbaugh

When you become a citizen, you are an American and questioning somebody's Americanness because they disagree with you - is about one of the…

— Pete Buttigieg

I would consider myself American in the way of what the actual idea that's in the Constitution is, not the way that it's performed:…

— Rowan Blanchard