Patriotic

"The flag doesn't guarantee you a good life. It guarantees you the chance at one."

"Freedom isn't free. Somebody paid for it, and it wasn't you and me alone."

"I didn’t choose where I was born, but every day I’m grateful it was here. Being an American isn’t something I take for granted — it’s something I wake up thankful for."

"You've been blessed to be born in the United States of America, the greatest country on Earth. Don't forget it."

"We are blessed to live in a democracy."

"This is a country where everyone wants to come — a place where there is no limit on what you can achieve, if you're willing to pay the price to succeed. It's all up to you."

"A lot of people saw the American Dream — but some chose not to participate."

"America may not be perfect. But it's still the place everybody wants to be."

"You came here for what America offered. Honor it — don't change it."

"Grateful immigrants built this country. Ungrateful ones want to tear it down."

"America didn't ask you to forget where you came from. Just remember why you left."

"A lot of people sacrificed everything they had so that we could live the life we do. I will never forget that — and I hope you won’t either."

"Only in America. A little kid with nothing but heart and a dream can grow up to be anything. That’s not a slogan — that’s a FACT!"

"Veterans didn't fight for a political party. They fought for every single one of us."

"The bravest people I've ever known never talked about being brave."

"Some gave all. All gave some. Never forget either one."

"This country isn't perfect. But it's still the only place where your story isn't finished just because it started hard."

"You don't have to agree with your country on everything. But you ought to be grateful you can disagree out loud."

"A country is only as strong as the character of its people."

"Democracy is not a spectator sport."

"Every generation has to earn freedom all over again."

"The greatest threat to any nation isn't from outside its borders. It's from within its character."

"Liberty takes about five minutes to lose and a lifetime to get back."

"In Texas we don't secede. We just threaten to — and it keeps everybody honest."

"America — where you can complain about the government freely, loudly, and on a full stomach."

"I'm so patriotic my blood type is Red, White, and Blue."

"Only in America can a poor kid grow up and complain about rich people on an expensive phone."

"Fourth of July is the one day Americans agree on everything — hot dogs, fireworks, and not going to work."

"You came to my house. Don’t complain about how I run it."

"If home was so great, why’d you leave? And if you left — why are you trying to turn this place into it?"

"You snuck in without an invitation — and now you’re complaining about the party?"

"You left your country because it failed you. The least you can do is respect the flag of the one that took you in."

"A good guest doesn’t tell the host how to run the house."

"When Americans go abroad, we respect the culture we’re visiting. We don’t try to change it. All we ask is the same courtesy in return."

"If this country doesn’t suit you — the search for a perfect one is all yours. Safe travels."

"A lot of folks spent everything they had just for a chance to stand where I stand by accident of birth. The least I can do is never forget how lucky that makes me."

"Some people cross oceans and give up everything just to get a shot at what I was born into. That’s not something to brag about — it’s something to be humbled by and grateful for every single day."

"All they ever wanted was an opportunity — not a handout. That’s America."

"More degrees than the alphabet and never built a thing in your life — and you want to redesign the greatest country in the world?"

"Theory doesn’t build countries. People who show up and do the work do."

"Before you try to change America — go build something first. Anything. Then come talk to me."

"Before you try to change America into what you left and despise — I have just one question. Why did you leave?"

"If you’ve spent your whole life in school and have all the great solutions — show me your track record. I’ll wait."

"Common sense on a liberal college campus is about as rare as a two-dollar steak at a five-star restaurant."

"If 24 percent of young Americans are ashamed of this country — I say don’t let the door hit you. Go find that better place. Give it all the time you need. Don’t rush back."

"Freedom isn't free. Somebody, somewhere, paid for it."

"We don't inherit freedom. We inherit the responsibility to protect it."

"You don't have to love every decision this country makes to love this country."

"We argue about a lot in this country. That we're even allowed to argue is the whole point."

"What is our way of life worth to you?"