Mark Twain Quotes

The good thing is, we have household formation in this country. We have a country where I don't know whether it's a million households a year or more, but good form.

Soldiers of the American Revolution fought that 18th century war with heavy muskets. In the early 20th century, we kids fought it every Fourth of July not only with exploding powder and shimmering flares, but with all of our senses.

There are lots of emotions that go with the Fourth of July.

No other date on the calendar more potently symbolizes all that our nation stands for than the Fourth of July.

May it be long before the people of the United States shall cease to take a deep and pervading interest in the Fourth of July, as the birthday of our national life, or the event which then occurred shall be subordinated to any other of our national history.

What to the Slave is the 4th of July.

Surveys give us a way of finding out what people across the country are thinking.

Our ancestors have always regarded independence as fundamental to the concept of a nation.

I grew up in New York City, and I've got wonderful memories of the Fourth of July fireworks.

I was born about 80 years too late. If you were a kid in 1910, the Fourth of July was a big deal. You knew all about the Revolution, and you still had Civil War veterans.

The Fourth of July should be celebrated with big hearts.

The Fourth of July concert is invigorating in so many ways, in terms of what it feels like to be an American.

I can't get booked on the Fourth of July, or it'll be, 'Do you want to open for the opener for Toby Keith?' Hell, no.

The Fourth of July observes one of the most seismic shifts in human history.

I think it's always been sort of difficult for people of color to celebrate the Fourth of July and really understand what that means.

I just got a new dog, so I was worried that he'd hate the fireworks, and he did, but just because he's not a patriot, not because of the loud sounds. The loud sounds he's fine with - he just hates America.

The chief instrument of American statistics is the census, which should accomplish a two-fold object. It should serve the country by making a full and accurate exhibit of the elements of national life and strength, and it should serve the science of statistics by so exhibiting general results that they may be compared with similar data obtained by other nations.

As you know, several times, McCain talked about serving his country in Vietnam, which is a nice change after 16 years and two presidents who could never quite explain how they got out of serving their country in Vietnam.

Nationalism and patriotism are two sides of the same coin, and the most nationalistic / patriotic country in the last 300 years was Germany during the Third Reich.

Liberty or death was what brought about the freedom of whites in this country from the English.

The year 1776, celebrated as the birth year of the nation and for the signing of the Declaration of Independence, was for those who carried the fight for independence forward a year of all-too-few victories, of sustained suffering, disease, hunger, desertion, cowardice, disillusionment, defeat, terrible discouragement, and fear, as they would never forget, but also of phenomenal courage and bedrock devotion to country, and that, too they would never forget.

On July 4th, we renew our commitment to the American Idea-the belief that all men are created equal. We read the Declaration. We tell our kids the history. We remember those who died to protect our country. And along the way, we remind ourselves of why we love it.

I care more about my country than I do about a 20-year-old pledge.

As India will complete 75 years of Independence in the year 2022, let's work towards Surajya & a nation where every section of society is developed.

We don't celebrate dependence day on the Fourth of July. We celebrate Independence Day.