With the 4th of July right around the corner, it’s time to gear up for fireworks, barbecues, and celebrating the birth of our great nation. But amidst all the festivities, it’s essential to take a moment to reflect on the values that make America truly special.
What better way to do that than with some inspiring quotes? Here are 65 quotes that remind us to be grateful for the freedoms we enjoy
- “America’s a family. We all yell at each other. It all works out.” — Louis C. K.
- “Freedom is the right to tell people what they do not want to hear.” — George Orwell
- “Just found out that every Fourth of July, the British celebrate, ‘We Dodged a Bullet Day.’” — Conan O’Brien
- “Let’s kick the tires and light the fires, big daddy!” — Harry Connick Jr. as Captain Jimmy Wilder, “Independence Day”
- “Americans will put up with anything, provided it doesn’t block traffic.” — Dan Rather
- “Today is the 4th of July, when we honor the day that Uncle Sam chopped down Benedict Arnold at the Alamo. Happy hot dogs!” — Stephen Colbert
- “Oh my god, you look like the Fourth of July! Makes me want a hot dog real bad.” — Jennifer Coolidge as Paulette Parcelle, “Legally Blonde 2: Red, White and Blonde”
- “It’s Fourth of July weekend, or as I call it, exploding Christmas.” — Stephen Colbert
- “Never miss a party … good for the nerves — like celery.” — F. Scott Fitzgerald
- “From every mountainside, let freedom ring.” –Samuel F. Smith
- “America, to me, is freedom.” –Willie Nelson
- “You look like the Fourth of July! Makes me want a hot dog real bad” -Jennifer Coolidge
- “Ask not what your country can do for you—ask what you can do for your country.” –John F. Kennedy
- “The fact is, with every friendship you make and every bond you establish, you are shaping the image of America projected to the rest of the world.” —Michelle Obama
- “He makes me melt like a popsicle on the Fourth of July.” –The Little Rascals
- “It’s Fourth of July weekend, or, as I call it, Exploding Christmas.” –Stephen Colbert
- “Freedom lies in being bold.” —Robert Frost
- “This nation will remain the land of the free only so long as it is the home of the brave.” –Elmer Davis
- “Where liberty dwells, there is my country.” –Ben Franklin
- “Freedom is nothing else but a chance to be better.” — Albert Camus
- “I had always hoped that this land might become a safe and agreeable asylum to the virtuous and persecuted part of mankind, to whatever nation they might belong.” – President George Washington
- “America is hope. It is compassion. It is excellence. It is valor.” – Paul Tsongas
- “Those who won our independence believed liberty to be the secret of happiness.” – Louis D. Brandeis
- “I’d like to be remembered as a person who wanted to be free and wanted other people to be also free.” – Rosa Parks
- “Remember, remember always, that all of us, and you and I especially, are descended from immigrants and revolutionists.” – Franklin D. Roosevelt
Patriotic 4th of July Quotes
- “Remember, remember always, that all of us, and you and I especially, are descended from immigrants and revolutionists.” — Franklin D. Roosevelt
- “The fact is, with every friendship you make and every bond of trust you establish, you are shaping the image of America projected to the rest of the world.” — Michelle Obama
- “If there is anyone out there who still doubts that America is a place where all things are possible; who still wonders if the dream of our founders is alive in our time; who still questions the power of our democracy, tonight is your answer.” — Barack Obama
- “Only in America / Where we dream in red, white and blue / Only in America / Where we dream as big as we want to.” — Brooks & Dunn, “Only in America”
- Liberty has been planted here; and the more it is attacked, the more it grows and flourishes.” — Samuel Sherwood
- “America is a tune. It must be sung together.” — Gerald Stanley Lee
- “Happy 4th of July! This country of immigrants, religious refugees, outcasts and dreamers has come a long way. Let’s keep going.” — Ellen DeGeneres
- “Liberty is the breath of life to nations.” — George Bernard Shaw
- “In the unlikely story that is America, there has never been anything false about hope.” — Barack Obama
- “Ask not what your country can do for you — ask what you can do for your country.” — John F. Kennedy
- “The happiness of America is intimately connected with the happiness of all mankind; she is destined to become the safe and venerable asylum of virtue, of honesty, of tolerance, and quality and of peaceful liberty.” — Marquis de Lafayette
- “True heroism is remarkably sober, very undramatic. It is not the urge to surpass all others at whatever cost, but the urge to serve others at whatever cost.” — Arthur Ashe
- “Freedom is nothing else but a chance to be better.” — Albert Camus
- “Nothing but harmony, honesty, industry, and frugality are necessary to make us a great and happy people.” — George Washington
- “Liberty has never come from the government. Liberty has always come from the subjects of it. The history of liberty is a history of resistance.” — Woodrow Wilson
Short Fourth of July Quotes
- All great change in America begins at the dinner table.” — Ronald Reagan
- “One flag, one land, one heart, one hand, One Nation, evermore!” — Oliver Wendell Holmes
- “May we think of freedom, not as the right to do as we please, but as the opportunity to do what is right.” — Peter Marshall
- “This nation will remain the land of the free only so long as it is the home of the brave.” — Elmer Davis
- “It is impossible to conquer a nation determined to be free!” — Thomas Paine
- “Liberty has been planted here; and the more it is attacked, the more it grows and flourishes.” — Samuel Sherwood
- “America is another name for opportunity.” — Ralph Waldo Emerson
- “I only regret that I have but one life to lose for my country.” — Nathan Hale
- “Who ever walked behind anyone to freedom? If we can’t go hand in hand, I don’t want to go.” — Hazel Scott
- “We shall go wild with fireworks … And they will plunge into the sky and shatter the darkness.” — Natsuki Takaya
Inspirational 4th of July Quotes
- “In America, nobody says you have to keep the circumstances somebody else gives you.” — Amy Tan, “The Joy Luck Club”
- “The happiness of America is intimately connected with the happiness of all mankind; she is destined to become the safe and venerable asylum of virtue, of honesty, of tolerance, and quality and of peaceful liberty.” — Marquis de Lafayette
- “Patriotism consists not in waving the flag, but in striving that our country shall be righteous as well as strong.” — James Bryce
- “History is entirely created by the person who tells the story.” — Lin Manuel Miranda
- “Independence Day: freedom has its life in the hearts, the actions, the spirit of men and so it must be daily earned and refreshed — else like a flower cut from its life-giving roots, it will wither and die.” — Dwight D. Eisenhower
- “Find a moment, just a simple moment, to close your eyes and think of the men and women who protect the freedoms you enjoy. It’s a privilege, not a right.” — Matthew Lillard
- “When Freedom from her mountain height / Unfurled her standard to the air / She tore the azure robe of night / And set the star of glory there.” — Joseph Rodman Drake, “The American Flag”
- “Let us therefore animate and encourage each other, and show the whole world that a Freeman, contending for liberty on his own ground, is superior to any slavish mercenary on earth.” — George Washington
- “No matter who you are or what you look like, how you started off, or how and who you love, America is a place where you can write your own destiny.” — Barack Obama
- “Courage is more exhilarating than fear and in the long run it is easier. We do not have to become heroes overnight. Just one step at a time, meeting each thing that comes up, seeing it is not as dreadful as it appeared, discovering we have the strength to stare it down.” — Eleanor Roosevelt
- “When freedom from her mountain height / Unfurled her standard to the air / She tore the azure robe of night / And set the stars of glory there.” — Joseph Rodman Drake, “The American Flag”
- “Humanity has won its battle. Liberty now has a country.” — Marquis de Lafayette
- “Give me the liberty to know, to utter, and to argue freely according to conscience, above all liberties.” — John Milton, “Areopagitica”
- “Wherever the standard of freedom and independence has been or shall be unfurled, there will be America’s heart, her benedictions and her prayers be.” — John Quincy Adams
- “Happy 4th of July! As you take this day to honor America, ask yourself, “Why am I not honoring America on the other 364 days? Shame on me.” — Stephen Colbert
Conclusion
Let these quotes serve as a reminder of the sacrifices made by our forefathers and the ongoing struggle to uphold the principles of freedom and democracy. As we celebrate this 4th of July, let’s not forget to express gratitude for the blessings of liberty and the opportunity to strive for a better tomorrow, together. Happy Independence Day!
