The Canadians of those days, at least, possessed a roving spirit of adventure which carried them further, in exposure to hardship and danger, than ever the New England colonist went, and led them, though not to clear and colonize the wilderness, yet

If there is a country in the world where concord, according to common calculation, would be least expected, it is America

You will find the Americans much like the Greeks found the Romans: great, big, vulgar, bustling people more vigorous than we are and also more idle, with more unspoiled virtues but also more corrupt

America is not only big and rich, it is mysterious; and its capacity for the humorous or ironical concealment of its interests matches that of the legendary inscrutable Chinese

The American spirit wears no political label. In service to others and yes, in sacrifice for our country, there are no Republicans; there are no Democrats; there are only Americans

No country can act wisely simultaneously in every part of the globe at every moment of time

And whatever our faith -- whatever our faith, one belief should bind us all The measure of our character is our willingness to give of ourselves for others and for our country

God how I hate new countries They are older than the old, more sophisticated, much more conceited, only young in a certain puerile vanity more like senility than anything

My country owes me nothing. It gave me, as it gives every boy and girl, a chance. It gave me schooling, independence of action, opportunity for service and honor. In no other land could a boy from a country village, without inheritance or influential