Many political speeches, such as the 2011 State of the Union Address given by President Barack Obama, have claimed that the United States is "the first nation to be founded for the sake of an…
Entry in progress -- BP Newspapers.com7 November 1968, San Francisco (CA) Examiner, "Longest Night in 20 Years" by Dwight Newton, pg. 35, col. 1:Even unto dawn, Spiro Agnew was being…
"America is the only country in the world where even people who hate it refuse to leave" was posted on Twitter by American conservative activist and radio talk show host Charlie Kirk on…
"America is the only country in the world where even people who hate it refuse to leave" was posted on Twitter by American conservative activist and radio talk show host Charlie Kirk on…
"America is where a young man can start at the bottom and work his way into a hole" is a jocular one-line saying that has been cited in print since at least 1963. It originated in the…
Europe isn't a country, but there are jokes."I'm American and Im sick of people calling America the stupidest country in the world. I think Europe is the stupidest country in the…
A popular trope in movies and television is that something (such as a house or a town) is cursed because it was built on an ancient Indian burial ground. This became a viral joke about America.…
The words to the poem "America the Beautiful" were composed by Wellesley College professor Katharine Lee Bates (1859-1928) in 1893, after a visit to Pike's Peak in 1893. The poem,…
"America will never be destroyed from the outside. If we falter and lose our freedoms, it will be because we destroyed ourselves" is a quotation frequently attributed to Abraham Lincoln…
Entry in progress -- B.P. "The Germans will never forgive the Jews for Auschwitz" is an older, similar saying. Twittervibrantlife@vibrantlife"White America will never forgive…
"America without her soldiers would be like God without His angels" is a popular military saying that was cited on Twitter on August 6, 2011, where it was credited to author Claudia…
"Nation of sheep, ruled by wolves, owned by pigs" is a saying that has been printed on many images. "To survive in a nation of sheep, ruled by wolves, owned by pigs, you must become…
"United States of America: You mean Texas and its 49 bitches" (or "America: Texas and 49 bitches") is a Texas saying that has been printed on many images. The "49…
"America: The country so great that even its haters refuse to leave" is a saying that has been printed on many images. Many Democrats said they would leave the United States if Donald…
"America: The land where God saves and Satan invests in assault weapons and high capacity magazines" was printed on an anti-National Rifle Association poster by artist Shepard Fairey. The…
"Chickens come home to roost" is an idiomatic expression meaning that bad words or deeds will come back to the speaker or actor. The expression was popularized by Robert Southey, who put…
Some people believe that America has a gun problem of too many guns, but gun advocates disagree. "AMERICA'S GUN PROBLEM? TOO FEW PEOPLE CARRY ONE" (shown on an image) was posted on…
The Amalgamated Bank started in New York City in 1923 and is a true labor bank. It was started by Sidney Hillman of the Amalagamated Clothing Workers of America.…
The Pig Stand opened in 1921 in Dallas and claims to be America's first true "drive-in" restaurant. The company expanded throughout Texas and then the United States, then declared…
"American by birth. Patriot by choice" is a saying that has been printed on many images. "American by birth, patriot by choice!" was printed in the Albany (OR) Democrat-Herald…