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United States Quotes - Page 34

The United States enjoy a scene of prosperity and tranquility under the new government that could hardly have been hoped for.

George Washington (1836). “The Writings of George Washington: Being His Correspondence, Addresses, Messages, and Other Papers, Official and Private, Selected and Published from the Original Manuscripts; with a Life of the Author, Notes and Illustrations”, p.169

My aim has been... to keep the United States... independent of all and under the influence of none.

George Washington (1969). “Washington's Farewell address: the view from the 20th century”

By heritage and by choice, the United States of America will make that stand.

Speech to the United Nations General Assembly, delivered 12 September 2002, New York, NY

The terrorists and their supporters declared war on the United States - and war is what they got.

Announces End of Major Combat Operations in Iraq, delivered 1 May 2003 from the USS Abraham Lincoln, off the coast of San Diego, CA

I do not look upon these United States as a finished product. We are still in the making.

Roosevelt, Franklin D. (1938). “Public Papers of the Presidents of the United States: F.D. Roosevelt, 1936, Volume 5”, p.86, Best Books on

What is at stake is preserving our relations with the United States. They should not be changed because of what has happened. But trust has to be restored and reinforced.

"NSA files - Merkel and Hollande call for talks with US by end of year - live" by Paul Owen, www.theguardian.com. October 25, 2013.

If I lived in another country, like a country that was, say, an enemy of the United States, I would be more amused than I am.

"The Voice: Fran Lebowitz". Interview with Francesco Clemente, www.interviewmagazine.com. March 11, 2016.