American Sayings in 2024

“I am an American; free born and free bred, where I acknowledge no man as my superior, except for his own worth, or as my inferior, except for his own demerit.”

“All who have died are equal.” – Comanche

“I’d like to be remembered as a person who wanted to be free and wanted other people to be also free.”

“Don’t be afraid to cry. It will free your mind of sorrowful thoughts.” – Hopi

“Half of the American people have never read a newspaper. …

“The truth will set you free, but first it will piss you off.”

“There is much more to being a patriot and a citizen than reciting the pledge or raising a flag.”

“Those who have one foot in the canoe, and one foot in the boat, are going to fall into the river.” – Tuscarora

Life is what happens when you’re busy making other plans. 

“Some birds are not meant to be caged, that’s all. Their feathers are too bright, their songs too sweet and wild. So you let them go, or when you open the cage to feed them they somehow fly out past you. And the part of you that knows it was wrong to imprison them in the first place rejoices, but still, the place where you live is that much more drab and empty for their departure.”

“What the people believe is true.” – Anishinabe

“Humanity has won its battle. Liberty now has a country.”

“Tell me and I’ll forget. Show me, and I may not remember. Involve me, and I’ll understand.” – Tribe Unknown 

“Certainly the most destructive vice if you like, that a person can have. …

“The only way to deal with an unfree world is to become so absolutely free that your very existence is an act of rebellion.”

“This nation will remain the land of the free only so long as it is the home of the brave.”

“The weakness of the enemy makes our strength.” – Cherokee

When you reach the end of your rope, tie a knot in it and hang on. -Franklin D. Roosevelt