American Sayings in 2025

“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.”

“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.”

“[W]e look forward to a world founded upon four essential human freedoms. The first is freedom of speech and expression–everywhere in the world. The second is freedom of every person to worship God in his own way–everywhere in the world. The third is freedom from want–which, translated into world terms, means economic understandings which will secure to every nation a healthy peacetime life for its inhabitants–everywhere in the world. The fourth is freedom from fear–which, translated into world terms, means a world-wide reduction of armaments to such a point and in such a thorough fashion that no nation will be in a position to commit an act of physical aggression against any neighbor–anywhere in the world.”

“Loyalty to country ALWAYS. Loyalty to government, when it deserves it.”

“Everyone who is successful must have dreamed of something.” – Maricopa

“Freedom is never voluntarily given by the oppressor; it must be demanded by the oppressed.”

Beware of the man who does not talk, and the dog that does not bark.” – Cheyenne

God created war so that Americans would learn geography.” …

America was not built on fear. America was built on courage, on imagination and an unbeatable determination to do the job at hand.”

“When you were born, you cried and the world rejoiced. Live your life so that when you die, the world cries and you rejoice.” – Cherokee

If you set your goals ridiculously high and it’s a failure, you will fail above everyone else’s success. -James Cameron

“Freedom lies in being bold.”