Samuel Adams (Speech in Philadelphia 1776)  - "Contemplate the mangled bodies of your countrymen, and then say, 'What should be the reward of such sacrifices?' ... If ye love wealth better than liberty, the tranquility of servitude than the animating contest of freedom...crouch down and lick the hands, which feed you. May your chains sit lightly upon you, and may posterity forget that ye were our countrymen!"

Steve Rossiter (Is this heaven?) - America’s founders did not promise a perfect government, only the most perfect government devised so far. And 250 years later, the United States government is still the best on the planet. The American system has lifted more people out of poverty in America and around the world than any other government in history. The American system leads the world in advancement of all technologies in the world. It is not an exaggeration to say America has spent more blood and treasure saving the world than any other government in history.