American Society Quotes

American society is not a static painting. It is a flowing river. Constantly changing. Fed by hundreds of diverse cultural tributaries.

It is a society that largely celebrates individualism. It values innovation and ambition. And revolves around the enormous wheels of consumption. But it is also a society facing deep challenges. From glaring wealth disparities. To sharp social and political divisions. It is a product of a constant struggle between ideals and reality. And a continuous effort to reconcile diversity and unity. These quotes offer glimpses into this complex entity.

Quote by George Carlin: When you're born in this world you're given a ticket to the Freak Show. And when you're born in Amer...
Quote by H. L. Mencken: Here is tragedy - and here is America. For the curse of the country, as well of all democracies, is ...
Quote by Ronald Reagan: All great change in America begins at the dinner table....
Quote by H. L. Mencken: There has been no organized effort to keep government down since Jefferson's day. Ever since then th...
Quote by Maya Angelou: I am always talking about the human condition and about American society in particular: what it is l...
Quote by Will Rogers: We are the first nation in the history of the world to go to the poorhouse in an automobile....
Quote by H. L. Mencken: Probably the worst thing that has happened in America in my time is the decay of confidence in the c...
Quote by H. L. Mencken: The common notion that free speech prevails in the United States always makes me laugh....
Quote by Bill Gates: The only definition by which America's best days are behind it is on a purely relative basis....
Quote by H. L. Mencken: To the best of my knowledge and belief, the average American newspaper, even of the so-called better...
Quote by H. L. Mencken: The men the American people admire most extravagantly are the most daring liars; the men they detest...
Quote by H. L. Mencken: What fetched me instantly (and thousands of other newcomers with me) was the subtle but unmistakable...
Quote by George Carlin: There are actually people who go out and re-fight these battles. You know what I say? Use real ammun...
Quote by H. L. Mencken: Philadelphia is the most pecksniffian of American cities, and thus probably leads the world....
Quote by H. L. Mencken: The typical American of today has lost all the love of liberty, that his forefathers had, and all th...
Quote by H. L. Mencken: Nobody ever went broke underestimating the taste of the American public....
Quote by H. L. Mencken: All of the great patriots now engaged in edging and squirming their way toward the Presidency of the...
Quote by H. L. Mencken: To the best of my knowledge and belief, the average American newspaper, even of the so-called better...
Quote by Barack Obama: This idea that America is somehow on the verge of collapse, this vision of violence and chaos everyw...
Quote by H. L. Mencken: Our literature, despite several false starts that promised much, is chiefly remarkable, now as alway...
Quote by H. L. Mencken: Nine out of ten Americans are actually monarchists at bottom. The fact is proved by their high susep...