Inspirational Quotes
Words to motivate, inspire, and guide you.
ReputationMisperceptionMaterialismNational Identity Too many of us look upon Americans as dollar chasers. This is a cruel libel, even if it is reiterated thoughtlessly by the Americans themselves.
DiplomacyValueInvestmentNational Identity Our diplomacy and development budget is not just about reducing spending and finding efficiencies. We need a frank conversation about what we stand for as that 'shining city on a hill.' And that conversation begins by acknowledging that we can't do it on the cheap.
Foreign AffairsNational IdentityIndifferencePerception The very phrase 'foreign affairs' makes an Englishman convinced that I am about to treat of subjects with which he has no concern.
National IdentitySovereigntyBelongingCultureUnity Palestine belongs to the Arabs in the same sense that England belongs to the English or France to the French.
LanguageCultural CohesionIntegrationNational Identity Every immigrant who comes here should be required within five years to learn English or leave the country.
MarriageRights And EqualityConstitutional IssuesLibertyNational Identity I believe marriage is between a man and a woman. I am not in favor of gay marriage. But when you start playing around with constitutions, just to prohibit somebody who cares about another person, it just seems to me that's not what America's about. Usually, our constitutions expand liberties, they don't contract them.
HonestyIntegrityNational IdentityPracticalityCompassion Let's be honest - tracking down, rounding up, and deporting millions of people isn't realistic. Anyone who suggests otherwise isn't being straight with you. It's also not who we are as Americans.
PatriotismNational IdentityUnityCivic PrideCountry Citizens by birth or choice of a common country, that country has a right to concentrate your affections. The name of American, which belongs to you, in your national capacity, must always exalt the just pride of Patriotism, more than any appellation derived from local discriminations.
