"I am willing to love all mankind, except an American."

"The difference between a democracy and a dictatorship is that in a democracy you vote first and take orders later; in a dictatorship you don't have to waste your time voting"

"Nations, like families, have great men only in spite of themselves."

"What do we, as a nation, care about books? How much do you think we spend altogether on our libraries, public or private, as compared with what we spend on our horses?"

"The strength and power of a country depends absolutely on the quantity of good men and women in it."

"Vote: the instrument and symbol of a freeman's power to make a fool of himself and a wreck of his country."

"It is well enough that people of the nation do not understand our banking and monetary system, for if they did, I believe there would be a revolution before tomorrow morning."

"What's right about America is that although we have a mess of problems, we have great capacity - intellect and resources - to do some thing about them"

"The cause of America is in a great measure the cause of all mankind"

"The cause of America is in a great measure the cause of all mankind. Where, say some, is the king of America? I'll tell you, friend, He reigns above."

"Our citizenship in the United States is our national character. Our citizenship in any particular state is only our local distinction. By the latter we are known at home, by the former to the world. Our great title is AMERICANS -- our inferior one varies with the place."

"Those who want to reap the benefits of this great nation must bear the fatigue of supporting it."

"The summer soldier and the sunshine patriot will, in this crisis, shrink from the service of his country; but he that stands it NOW deserves the love and thanks of man and woman."

"Look, I won in high school, I won a national championship in college, I want to win one in the NBA. But winning a gold medal, I don't think anything can top that."

"Each nation feels superior to other nations. That breeds patriotism - and wars."

"America's can-do spirit cast a warm glow across nations and cultures, generating more goodwill and support for our country's ideals and causes than had otherwise been possible."

"Because of his military service, Dad was buried in Arlington National Cemetery."

"Absolutely the United States should lead in space, for the survival of the United States. It's inspiring for the next generation. If we lose leadership, then we'll be using Chinese capability to inspire Americans."

"To set up as a standard of public morality a notion which can neither be defined nor conceived is to open the door to every kind of tyranny."

"When a nation gives birth to a man who is able to produce a great thought, another is born who is able to understand and admire it"

"If the United Nations once admits that international disputes can be settled by using force, then we will have destroyed the foundation of the organization and our best hope of establishing a world order."

"I have found out in later years that my family was very poor, but the glory of America is that we didn't know it. [On his childhood]"

"A nation that destroys it's soils destroys itself. Forests are the lungs of our land, purifying the air and giving fresh strength to our people."

"The frontier of America is on the Rhine"