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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
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- Nov 07, 2020
We need to tell the American public the truth. We need to let them know they're not the only ones struggling.
- Health
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- Nov 07, 2020
I want to thank the efforts of the American Public Health Association and its 200-plus partners who have organized events around the Nation that serve to raise everyone's awareness of the need to improve public health.
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- Nov 07, 2020
The beauty of our democracy is that the final authority is not the president of the United States, but instead the American public through their duly elected representatives in the United States Congress.
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- Nov 07, 2020
Hubbard set up the Church of Scientology in Hollywood in 1954 for a reason. He understood that celebrity was increasingly a feature of American public life, and celebrities themselves were going to be worshiped as minor deities were in the ancient world. The idea was: if you could get them, think how many people would follow.
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- Nov 07, 2020
And the American public was able to make up their own mind whether this verdict was a just verdict or not. So I think there's a lot of value in the public being able to see how the system works or doesn't work, so I think there's a definite value there.
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- Nov 07, 2020
The American public got to see for themselves every day, all day, how this trial progressed. There's a lot of value in the public being able to see how the system works.
- Generosity
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- Nov 07, 2020
The generosity of the American public toward the victims of Hurricane Katrina and the Tsunami has been reflected in the outpouring of support for the Pakistani earthquake victims.
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- Nov 07, 2020
If the American public is so into morality in movies, why don't they throw more of their disposable income at religious-themed entertainment? For every 'Passion of the Christ,' there's a 'Fireproof' that comes and goes with no notice.
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- Nov 07, 2020
The American public will give you an awful lot of slack on how you voted on one issue or another if they feel like you have a reason.
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- Nov 07, 2020
The American public is not aware that there might be potential allergenic and toxic reactions. With regular food, at least people know which foods they have an allergy to.
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- Nov 07, 2020
The problem is that the American public is suspicious of executive power shrouded in secrecy. In the absence of an official picture of what our government is doing, and by what authority, many in the public fill the void by envisioning the worst.
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- Nov 07, 2020
I think it's a mistake for the American public to constantly be told that if you work for an oil company or you work for a bank, that automatically makes you bad. I think a lot of these people are very qualified people who are patriots. They're going to want to help the country.
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- Nov 07, 2020
The VCR is to the American film producer and the American public as the Boston Strangler is to the woman alone.
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- Nov 07, 2020
Victory must be assured in advance. And the American public must be all for it from the outset.
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- Nov 07, 2020