Anne Applebaum Quotes

America is the greatest country in the whole world.

The State of the Union address is always a reminder of how unique America is.

It seems strange to the rest of the world, but we Americans can't seem to stop talking about how other countries should be democratic like we are.

I believe the United States is the greatest country on Earth. I really do.

I believe in America. I'm one of those silly flag wavers.

I spend a good portion of my dinner-party conversation defending America because no matter what the political agenda, it's still a fantastic, amazing place.

I believe in American exceptionalism, just as I suspect that the Brits believe in British exceptionalism and the Greeks believe in Greek exceptionalism.

Living in America means enjoying freedoms that people in many other countries cannot.

All my life, Americans have been accustomed to thinking of theirs as 'the richest, freest' country in the world. By most measurements, it was long a contender for that honor, and - among the larger countries, if equal weight were given to wealth and indices of freedom - probably did deserve to be so described.

…knowing that democracy is something we pursue rather than something we embody, we advance it not merely by exhorting others but by battling the evil in ourselves. The irony of American exceptionalism is that by acknowledging our common fallibility, we inspire the world.

Our Constitution is the envy of the world.

The United States is dangerously close to becoming a democracy instead of a republic.

Don’t apologize for your values. Tell the world why you are proud of America …. Being American means being free …

America is essentially and radically a democracy, not in name merely but in deed.

There is no room in the government of the United States for any who prefer the Communistic system.

With all its faults, the American political system is probably the best political system in the world.

America has the best hand ever dealt to any country on this planet, ever. Yes, we have problems, but you travel around the world, you'll see we have it all.

Sometimes I wonder whether Washington's liberal politicians truly understand the greatness that is America.

This is the U.S.A., and it's the most glorious place to live in the world.

We Americans think quite highly of ourselves, and nothing makes us think more of ourselves than our romantic view of our presidents.

Be proud, proud, proud to be an American.

Have you ever noticed how hell-bent liberals are at making the United States seem inferior to other countries... to any country?

The United States of America on our worst day is better than any other country on their best day. Period. End of story.

Any country is either becoming more democratic or less democratic. I think the United States hasn't tended to its journey toward democracy in a long time.

The election of Obama will say as much about the American people as it does about Obama himself - that our Declaration of Independence means what it says in its opening lines, that being the world's greatest nation means that we offer the world's greatest opportunities.