Children Quote by Walker Percy

Americans, it seems to me, tend to protect their children from the harshness of life, in their interest.

— Chinua Achebe

The average American is just like the child in the family.

— Richard M. Nixon

Americans, we passionately believe, are a humane people. We showed that in restoring wounded economies abroad after World War II, even those of our…

— Anthony Lewis

Americans are blessed with great plenty; we are a generous people and we have a moral obligation to assist those who are suffering from…

— Adam Schiff

“It's sad that the murdering of children abroad is a normality within our present day and within our culture as Americans. On a spiritual…

— Kenneth G. Ortiz

If you believe that all men are created equal, then a child's death in some other country is no less tragic than in the…

— Bill Gates

America used to live by the motto "Father Knows Best." Now we're lucky if "Father Knows He Has Children." We've become a nation of…

— Stephen Colbert

Americans are wonderfully courteous to strangers, yet indiscriminately shoot kids in schools. They believe they are masters of the world, yet know nothing about…

— Brian Reade

So much of America's tragic and costly failure to care for all its children stems from our tendency to distinguish between our own children…

— Marian Wright Edelman

Americans have got it so dinged into them that they are the most fortunate people on Earth, and that the rest of the world…

— Jane Jacobs

Statistically, the United States rates number 39 in maternal mortality. This means that it is safer to be pregnant and to give birth in…

— Robin Lim

Americans have been taught that their nation is civilized and humane. But, too often, U.S. actions have been uncivilized and inhumane.

— Howard Zinn