- Assure
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- Nov 07, 2020
American Public Quotes
Reflections on democracy, accountability, and everyday civic life.
These quotes look at the American public through the lens of democracy, economic policy, and community life. Some speak to civic duty when voting, while others touch on how national conversations shape public trust. Related themes continue in our Government collection.
- Last Updated on May 30, 2021
- Country
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- Nov 07, 2020
I think I'm the best candidate not just to beat President Obama, but to do what is necessary to get this country going, a conviction conservative who can rally the American public around a common set of values.
- Know
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- Nov 07, 2020
The president of the United States is a commander-in-chief, and the president of the United States, you know, executes the laws and tries to motivate the American public to make changes that are necessary. It's not necessarily a CEO type of position.
- Best
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- Nov 07, 2020
I do believe that freedom isn't free - but today the corporate and political right wing is trying to cheapen this truly American value. They've been cynically using the word 'freedom' to rally the American public against its own best interests.
- Government
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- Nov 07, 2020
One of the reasons the American public holds unelected government officials in such low esteem is that they are never held accountable for their failures.
- Political
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- Nov 07, 2020
I think if more members of Congress would talk about what they see and what they want to do and what they want to accomplish, rather than talking about their opponent, we would begin to shape and reshape American public opinion on what the political world looks like.
- Foundation
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- Nov 07, 2020
We are all enormously indebted to the National Science Foundation of the United States and the American public for steady support over close to 50 years.
- Beginning
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- Nov 07, 2020
Newt correctly assumes that the American public is beginning to look down the road and at least distinguish the landmarks on either side and know where it wants go. We have a chance to lead it there.
- Living
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- Nov 07, 2020
In order to effectively protect our loved ones, we must provide the American public with unfettered access to know who these dangerous criminals are and where they are living.
- Health
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- Nov 07, 2020
What the American public thinks is very important to the future of global health. Many people are moved by the idea that there is unnecessary suffering in the world, and we could do a lot to stop it. We have the technologies necessary to stop most of the suffering.
- Communication
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- Nov 07, 2020
On the other hand, the American public possesses a great resilience and strength, and good risk communication strategies can tap into and even amplify those assets.
- Being
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- Nov 07, 2020
The American public is sick and tired of being lied to.
- Christian Church
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- Nov 07, 2020
The Christian church in the U.S. is still strong numerically, but it has lost its decisive influence both in American public life and in American culture as a whole, especially in the major elite institutions of society.
- Attention
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- Nov 07, 2020
Those who want to perpetuate apartheid also seek to divert your attention to the false issue of communism, to send the entire American public on a witch hunt.
- Government
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- Nov 07, 2020
I believe in infrastructure, I believe in investing in your hard assets. Where I think government starts to fail is when it starts getting itself weighed down with the social programs. And I think the American public just feels like a lot of that money is tossed aside and wasted.
- Focus
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- Nov 07, 2020
Let's focus on how we can take someone who is being poorly educated in an American public school and how they are poorly trained for a job, and put in place those opportunities for them to get that education, give their parents choice in education, make it real for them.
- Go
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- Nov 07, 2020
If anything, I don't have to convince the American public that we have a broken health-care system. I think the majority of Americans since they have to go through that health-care system, already know it.
- Dangerous
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- Nov 07, 2020