#eric

You don't have freedom because you are a hyphenated American; you have freedom because you are an individual, and that should be protected. ↗

— Ron Paul

#because #freedom #individual #protected #should

Everyone assumes America must play the leading role in crafting some settlement or compromise between the Israelis and the Palestinians. But Jefferson, Madison, and Washington explicitly warned against involving ourselves in foreign conflicts. ↗

— Ron Paul

#america #assumes #between #compromise #conflicts

To me, to be a conservative means to conserve the good parts of America and to conserve our Constitution. ↗

— Ron Paul

#conservative #conserve #constitution #good #good parts

I'm sorry, but I can't imagine being an American icon! It would be pretty difficult to look at your face in the mirror and think of yourself as that without laughing and spitting toothpaste all over! ↗

— Jane Pauley

#being #difficult #face #i #icon

Most people who came here came for economic reasons or sometimes for religious or political reasons. I didn't have any of this. I came here, I liked it, I stayed. So I'm a pure American - even more than people who are born here - because I did it by choice as an adult. ↗

— Jacques Pepin

#american #any #because #born #came

Probably a mistake, you know, that people make in America, to think that all great chefs are a male... I'm still the only male in the family who went into that business. ↗

— Jacques Pepin

#business #chefs #family #great #i

From education to broadband, from building roads and bridges to supporting the military, Barack Obama is delivering for North Carolina. And he is delivering for America. A growing middle class is the foundation for a strong America. ↗

— Bev Perdue

#barack #barack obama #bridges #broadband #building

I believe in the American Dream because I have lived the American Dream. ↗

— Carl Paladino

#american dream #because #believe #dream #i

Personal identity seems like it's just such an American archetype, from Holly Golightly re-inventing herself in 'Breakfast At Tiffany's' to Jay Gatsby in 'The Great Gatsby.' It seems like the sort of archetypal American issue. If you're given the freedom to be anything, or be anyone, what do you do with it? ↗

— Chuck Palahniuk

#anyone #anything #archetypal #breakfast #freedom

The world of American politics is more contentious than it has ever been in my lifetime. ↗

— Chuck Palahniuk

#american politics #been #contentious #ever #lifetime