American Sayings in 2025

“I never said, ‘I want to be alone.’ I only said, ‘I want to be let alone!’ There is all the difference.”

“We can’t all be Washingtons, but we can all be patriots.”

“The Holy Land is everywhere.”

Those who deny freedom to others deserve it not for themselves.” Abraham Lincoln.

“A brave man dies but once, a coward many times.” – Iowa

There is a Providence that protects idiots, drunkards, children and the United States of America.

“For to be free is not merely to cast off one’s chains, but to live in a way that respects and enhances the freedom of others.”

“If ever a time should come, when vain and aspiring men shall possess the highest seats in Government, our country will stand in need of its experienced patriots to prevent its ruin.”

“Wars may be fought with weapons, but they are won by men. It is the spirit of men who follow and of the man who leads that gains the victory.”

“Do not judge your neighbor until you walk two moons in his moccasins.” – Cheyenne

“Nothing is more difficult, and therefore more precious, than to be able to decide.”

“What is the essence of America? Finding and maintaining that perfect, delicate balance between freedom ‘to’ and freedom ‘from’.”

“I have seen that in any great undertaking it is not enough for a man to depend simply upon himself.”

“When the people fear the government there is tyranny, when the government fears the people there is liberty.” John Basil Barnhill.

“When we show our respect for other living things, they respond with respect for us.” – Arapaho

The way to get started is to quit talking and begin doing. -Walt Disney

“I do not agree with what you have to say, but I’ll defend to the death your right to say it.”

“A patriot must always be ready to defend his country against his government.”