#erica

The American flag is the most recognized symbol of freedom and democracy in the world. ↗

— Virginia Foxx

#american flag #democracy #flag #freedom #most

When I and the other young artists were working in comics, our work carried with it a particularly American slant. After all, we were Americans drawing and writing about things that touched us. As it turned out, the early work was, you might say, a comic book version of Jazz. ↗

— Joe Simon

#after #american #artists #book #carried

Even the draft dodgers are not pursued and hounded. They are here on our streets, most of them... unless they are breaking Canadian laws .. are getting American dollars from Ma and Pa at home to spend here. ↗

— Gordon Sinclair

#breaking #canadian #dodgers #dollars #draft

In the 1980s America reacted to the Soviet Union's invasion of Afghanistan. We supported a war that left a nation torn to pieces. And as the last Soviet tank left the country, so did we. ↗

— Simon Sinek

#america #country #did #invasion #last

I can tell you that too much money is corrupting American politics. Don't blame the American public. The U.S. Supreme Court has a lot to answer for, because it has made it impossible for Congress to reduce the corrupting influence of money on American political life. ↗

— Peter Singer

#american politics #american public #answer #because #blame

Intellectualism came very late to America. That's why Americans are so proud of it. I found very few real intellectuals in America. But there are so many pseudo-intellectuals. ↗

— Douglas Sirk

#came #few #found #i #intellectualism

That's probably when I get the most angry at American movies, when they just so cynically manipulate the audience without even trying to give a good story. ↗

— Gene Siskel

#american movies #angry #audience #cynically #even

For an Italian peasant a telegram from anywhere is a wondrous thing; and a cable from the terrestrial paradise of America is not lightly to be disregarded. ↗

— Howard K. Smith

#anywhere #cable #disregarded #italian #lightly

I'm very aware when I'm speaking to the English of how flat my Mid-Atlantic American voice is. ↗

— Martin C. Smith

#aware #english #flat #how #i

And I think the American people look to the leaders to lead. They look to the leaders to take on the big problems. And the president deserves a lot of credit for doing that. ↗

— John W. Snow

#american people #big #big problems #credit #deserves