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How many McDonald's gift certificates would it take to sway a lot of Americans to pledge to never publicly criticize the U.S, President?

Entire generations of Americans have come of age since the ancient time when the president's power was constrained by a duty of candor to the American people.

If so many Americans are looking for the government to save them, then it is hard to have a dignified search for a shepherd in chief.

It is hard to know how many people do, but given that the people are so docile towards the rulers, nowadays, very few Americans show the passion for freedom that our forefathers had.

We know no document is perfect, but when we amend the Constitution, it would be to expand rights, not to take away rights from decent, loyal Americans. This great Constitution of ours should never be used to make a group of Americans permanent second-class citizens.

Americans have long recognized the need to protect our public lands and their vast resources.

Our democracy is the centerpiece of who we are as a nation. And it is the fondest hope of all Americans that we can help bring democracy to every corner of the world.

The English are polite by telling lies. The Americans are polite by telling the truth.

Americans are far more remarkable than we give ourselves credit for. We've been so busy damning ourselves for years. We've done it all, and yet we don't take credit for it.

One in 5 Americans is touched by the Red Cross every single year.

I think Americans want to believe in this country again.

Most African Americans, especially the men and women from my generation, would accept the nationalist gambit that says only European Americans can be racists, which is an interesting gambit.

I think we Americans, of all people, understand the importance of a good, legal, constitutional framework as the basis of political life.

We current justices read the Constitution in the only way that we can: as 20th-century Americans.

Part of the western movement is this desire that we, Americans, have to keep pressing on.

Second, this epic tale allows the audience to actually listen to the Native Americans and receive their wisdom. Spielberg conveys the respect for Native Americans that is normally lacking in Western films.

I've always been interested in the history of the West, our country and particularly as it relates to the Native Americans - the original Americans.

For the first time in history, we declared war without financing it. Americans have not been asked to pay for it through taxes.

Whether we look at capitalism, taxes, business, or government, the data show a clear and consistent pattern: 70 percent of Americans support the free enterprise system and are unsupportive of big government.

Nearly one in ten Americans are still out of work. And still, the President and Congress are focused on ramming through their health-care bill, whatever it takes, whatever the cost.