“The American Dream is that dream of a land in which life should be better and richer and fuller for everyone, with opportunity for each according to ability or achievement.”— James Truslow Adams
“Immigration is not a problem to be solved, it is the constant reinvention of America.”— Lucille Roybal-Allard
“What is most exceptional about the Americans is their relative lack of class consciousness.”— Richard Hofstadter
“The United States of America were not the offspring of a whim, but the result of a long train of causes.”— George Bancroft
“Patriotism is not endlessly proclaiming 'America First' at the expense of our honor and our traditional alliances.”— Bob Barr
“As a concept, the United States of America is an exceedingly persuasive proposition.”— Andrew J. Bacevich
“America is the country where you can buy a lifetime supply of aspirin for one dollar and use it up in two weeks.”— John Barrymore
“I am an American, Chicago born – Chicago, that somber city – and go at things as I have taught myself, free-style.”— Saul Bellow
“I think the American musical theater is one of our greatest artistic contributions.”— William Bolcom