American Sayings in 2025

“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

“Better to die fighting for freedom then be a prisoner all the days of your life.”

“They that can give up essential liberty to obtain a little temporary safety deserve neither liberty nor safety.”

“What is life? It is the flash of a firefly in the night. It is the breath of a buffalo in the wintertime. It is the little shadow which runs across the grass and loses itself in the sunset.” – Blackfoot

“It does not take a majority to prevail, but rather an irate, tireless minority, keen on setting brushfires of freedom in the minds of men.”

“It is better to have less thunder in the mouth and more lightning in the hand.” – Apache

“He showed the words “chocolate cake” to a group of Americans and recorded their word associations.

“Freedom is never more than one generation away from extinction. We didn’t pass it to our children in the bloodstream. It must be fought for, protected, and handed on for them to do the same.”

“America is another name for opportunity. Our whole history appears like a last effort of divine providence on behalf of the human race.”

“When the white man discovered this country, Indians were running it. No taxes, no debt, women did all the work. White man thought he could improve on a system like this.” – Cherokee

Always remember that you are absolutely unique. Just like everyone else. -Margaret Mead

“Liberties aren’t given, they are taken.”

“This nation, under God, shall have a new birth of freedom; and that government of the people, by the people, for the people, shall not perish from the earth.”

“If a man is as wise as a serpent, he can afford to be as harmless as a dove.” – Cheyenne