- God
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- Nov 07, 2020
American Quotes
Many voices, one word.
These American quotes range from wry commentary on press culture to reflections on civic duty at the ballot box, plus lighter notes on dance companies and a television series praised as a genuine American classic. For more on the country itself, visit our America page.
- Last Updated on May 30, 2021
- Must
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- Nov 07, 2020
When athletes take a knee during the National Anthem, we must ignore President Trump's absurd claim that they're 'un-American' and instead understand that it's very American to peacefully protest systemic injustice.
- Average American
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- Nov 07, 2020
The average American doesn't realize how much of the laws are written by lobbyists.
- American Society
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- Nov 07, 2020
The most distinguished hallmark of the American society is and always has been change.
- Defied
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- Nov 07, 2020
There have been, in recent years, many Asian American pioneers in the public eye who've defied the condescendingly complimentary 'model minority' stereotype: actors like Lucy Liu, artists like Maya Lin, moguls like Zappos CEO Tony Hsieh. They are known, often admired.
- Professional
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- Nov 07, 2020
Jeremy Lin is the only Asian American in the NBA today and one of the few in any professional U.S. sport. His arrival is surely leading other talented Asian American athletes this week to contemplate a pro career.
- Name
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- Nov 07, 2020
I'm a typical mutt American. I have an Italian last name. Half-Mexican, half-Jewish.
- Approach
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- Nov 07, 2020
We need a pro-worker trade approach that puts American jobs - not corporate profits - front and center.
- American People
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- Nov 07, 2020
What this bill says is it reiterates again the deadline, and that the Senate should act before the deadline, and that's what the American people are expecting.
- Decade
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- Nov 07, 2020
The 1970s, the decade of my teenage years, was a transitional period in American youth culture.
- Children
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- Nov 07, 2020
Over one in five American children is living in poverty, and the number is rising.
- Life
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- Nov 07, 2020
American journalists tend to treat inequality as a fact of life. But it needn't be.
- I Was Raised
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- Nov 07, 2020
My family is Native American, and I was raised with Native American ceremonies.
- Nov 07, 2020