Red, White, and Blue

Daryl Mast
Jun 29, 2023
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Quotable Quotes … about America

“If we ever forget that we are one nation under God, then we will be a nation gone under.” - Ronald Reagan was the 40th US President
“Where you see wrong or inequality or injustice, speak out, because this is your country. This is your democracy. Make it. Protect it. Pass it on.” - Thurgood Marshall was best known for arguing the historic 1954 Brown vs. Board of Education case, in which the Supreme Court declared “separate, but not equal” unconstitutional in public schools.
“If liberty means anything at all, it means the right to tell people what they do not want to hear.” George Orwell is best known for his novels Animal Farm (1945) and Nineteen Eighty-Four (1949).
“The Fourth of July should be celebrated with big hearts.” Camila Alvez is a Brazilian model married to Matthew McConaughey
“I think of a hero as someone who understands the degree of responsibility that comes with his freedom.” Bob Dylan put together the Traveling Wilburys which consisted of Tom Petty, Roy Orbison, George Harrison, and Jeffery Lynne.
“Those who stand for nothing, fall for anything.” Alexander Hamilton was born an orphan, he fought in the Revolutionary War, helped draft the Constitution, and served as the first Secretary of the Treasury under President George Washington.
“Patriotism is supporting your country all the time and your government when it deserves it.” Mark Twain is best remembered for his novels, ‘The Adventures of Tom Sawyer’ and ‘The Adventures of Huckleberry Fin’.
“I’d like to be remembered as a person who wanted to be free and wanted other people to be also free.” Rosa Parks is best known for refusing to vacate a seat on a bus in favor of a white passenger in Montgomery, Alabama.
“The patriot’s blood is the seed of freedom’s tree.” Thomas Campbell was a Presbyterian minister who became prominent during the Second Great Awakening of the United States.