Mitch Daniels Quotes

I am a firm believer in the people. If given the truth, they can be depended upon to meet any national crisis. The great point is to bring them the real facts.

The history of American patriotism is figuring out ways that we can work together to move forward and knit together the common government.

The unique thing about our country is that we don't get behind politicians, politicians get behind us.

We are afraid to trust ourselves, and pretend that we are afraid to trust the people. My hopes have rested and always will rest upon the people …. The people will rise in their majesty, and the world will be interested in the spectacle.

Patriotism is love of country. But you can't love your country without loving your countrymen and countrywomen. We don't always have to agree, but we must empower each other, we must find the common ground, we must build bridges across our differences to pursue the common good.

America's greatness is not found in the size of its government. America's greatness resides in the hearts and the minds of the people.

We're Americans. We shape our own future. Let's start by standing up for President Barack Obama.

I believe in the greatness of our people.

The three top issues have to be restoring jobs and private sector job growth to our country, getting the entitlement mess under control, and restoring back to our country a sense of self-confidence that Americans can achieve whatever we want to achieve.

As individuals, people are inherently good. I have a somewhat more pessimistic view of people in groups. And I remain extremely concerned when I see what's happening in our country, which is in many ways the luckiest place in the world. We don't seem to be excited about making our country a better place for our kids.

I get the, you know, 'In my generation, we all had victory gardens, we all participated in this country's success.' It's that kind of sentiment that I hear from everybody, that we're all in this together.

Creating a nation requires the will of the people!

The work ahead will be hard. These times demand the best of us - all of us, but we can do this. Together, we can do this. We can get this country working again. We can get this economy growing again. We can make the safety net safe again. We can do this.

In fact, the confidence of the people is worth more than money.

A great country cannot have weak people.

Our country cannot function when its people have lost faith; be it faith in God, faith in their country, faith in their leaders, or faith in its system.

Claim the State. Claim the nation.

I want Americans to realize that we are the owners of this country, and that one person can make a difference.

We have been partners in nation-building and take our role in building the nation very proudly.

Let us declare that we are a nation of interdependence, and that in America love always trumps hate. Let us declare, so that generations yet unborn can hear us. We are the United States of America; our best days are ahead of us. And together, with Hillary Clinton as our President, America, we will rise.

America needs a big idea that plays to its strength. It should look to national service.

The strongest tool we, as Americans, have is our ability to rally together and to find solutions with unity of purpose.

Some days, I don't recognise my country, and other days, I see people being vocal and passionate, and I think, 'There's my country.'

I really believe in the people of this country.

I became a conservative because I believe that caring for people means more than just spending taxpayer money; it means delivering results. It means respecting and challenging our citizens, telling them what they need to hear, not simply what they want to hear.