Famous quotes containing the words american and/or flag:
“The American who first discovered Columbus made a bad discovery.”
—G.C. (Georg Christoph)
“There’s an enduring American compulsion to be on the side of the angels. Expediency alone has never been an adequate American reason for doing anything. When actions are judged, they go before the bar of God, where Mom and the Flag closely flank His presence.”
—Jonathan Raban (b. 1942)