Barack Obama Quotes

The American people understand that what makes the nation great is not people's bloodlines or how long ago their ancestors arrived here, but their character and belief in the Constitution.

I'm not an American but I have always had the outsiders' respect for the American people and the American way.

America is not just a country, it's an idea, and real Americans are getting busy.

The American flag represents all of us and all the values we hold sacred.

America is not just a piece of real estate. It is a principle.

The American dream comes from opportunity. The opportunity comes from our founding principles, our core values that's held together and protected by the Constitution. Those ideas are neither Republican, Democrat, conservative, liberal, white, or black. Those are American ideologies.

So, yes, we do celebrate America today because the majority will stand up and empower the American people to live that American Dream and to be part of making a better, freer, and safer world.

I believe the people of the U.S. are peace-loving people.

I truly appreciate the special qualities that America and American national myths offer me.

I am proud to be an American, and proud that such beliefs are at the core of our country and its citizens.

The flag represents all the values and the liberties Americans have and enjoy everyday.

We, the people of the United States, we are a great Nation with a great vision.

In our pledge every day, we pledge one Nation under God with liberty and justice for all.

People want to see this America, this real America.

America, I like the spirit. Because American people here believe in something. I like that spirit.

Whenever an American requests to see me I comply, because I respect a people who acquired their freedom by firmness without excess.

The heart of America is right.

Our flag is the symbol of America. I want you to grasp what America really is. It is more than marks on a map. It is more than buildings and land. America is a living structure of human lives, of all the American lives that ever were and ever will be.

The most American thing in America

That’s one of the wonders of this country. Eventually, we live up to our ideals.

America is more than just a country. It's more than Chicago or Wisconsin. It's more than our borders. America is an idea. It's a very precious idea.

We don't need a new idea; the idea is called America, and it still works.

The American people are bigger than any president. I suppose I have faith in my country and in what it is founded on and the values we hold dear.

I want America to be more like America, if you will. I want the songs, that patriotism we have.

Just the basic principles of what makes America work for me are very strong in my heart. It's like no other nation in the world.