Samuel P. Huntington Quotes

Tonight, we gather to affirm the greatness of our nation - not because of the height of our skyscrapers, or the power of our military, or the size of our economy. Our pride is based on a very simple premise, summed up in a declaration made over two hundred years ago.

When the American spirit was in its youth, the language of America was different: Liberty, sir, was the primary object.

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

Patrick Henry did not say, 'Give me absolutely safety or give me death.' America is supposed to be about freedom.

The Declaration of Independence I always considered as a theatrical show. Jefferson ran away with all the stage effect of that... and all the glory of it.

We have a long heritage of freedom that defines America. We believe there is a Creator who blessed us with life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness.

Although The Declaration of Independence is not, like The Constitution, the law of the land, it is certainly the spirit of the land.

We can only solve our biggest problems if we come together and embrace the freedoms that our Founding Fathers established right here in Philadelphia, which permitted our ancestors to create the great American exceptionalism that all of us now enjoy.

Our individual liberty is the very essence of America. It is what makes America unique.

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.

I think that a good portion of the 'Institutional Left' hates the building blocks of America.

Americans want a nation-state: our own country with a history of freedom combined with responsibility.

America is worth fighting for ideologically.

We now enter a new age of American history, and the question to be answered is this: Will we restore the republic our forefathers created, or will we allow it to be annihilated by those who hate America, its history, and all it stands for?

A popular bumper sticker post-9/11, and pretty faded these days, proclaims drivers of the cars to be 'Proud to be an American.' It really should say 'Lucky to be an American,' for I doubt very much that the drivers had much say in having been born here, and are not old enough to have participated in the drafting of the Constitution.

First and foremost is what this country was based on: one nation under God.

I wish we would all remember that being American is not just about the freedom we have; it is about those who gave it to us.

Actually it's great to be an American. I love my country.

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

This is not a time to back away from the principles that this country was founded on.

I live in America. I love being an American.

Obama does not represent America. Nor does he represent anything what our forefathers stood for. This country is basically built on an attitude. It's a way of life. It's not because you're born here. It's not that you're supposed to take from those who have and give to those who haven't. That kills a country. It killed Russia.

The Pledge of Allegiance reflects the truth that faith in God has played a significant role in America since the days of the founding of our country.

The Founding Fathers are not just some people that happened to get mad a long time ago and want their freedom. They were special people in addition to what their natural yearnings were.

Tens of thousands of brave Americans died to break the chains of British tyranny so that the principles of our Declaration of Independence could take fold and flourish in the birth of a new nation.