“For many of us who were born and raised in this country, including me, it's sometimes easy to forget how special America really is.” CountrySometimesAmericaEasyBornForgetSpecialRaisedIncludingBorn And Raised Author:Marco Rubio
“Divorce is so common and accepted in America that beating myself up over it may sound ridiculous. But I was raised to believe that divorce wasn't an option; to me, divorce equaled failure. I wasn't able to change that equation until I found myself in the right relationship.” BelieveMayAbleAmericaFoundSoundCommonRaisedDivorceAcceptedRidiculousOver ItEquations Author:Trisha Yearwood
“HALF of America pays NO taxes. Zero. So they're happy for tax rates to be raised on the other half that DOES pay any taxes.” DoeAmericaPayHalfTaxesRaisedRateZeroOther Half Author:Rick Warren
“So the Bush-Obama administration has taken a fiscal stance diametrically opposed to that of the patron saint of free enterprise. While escalating war in Afghanistan and maintaining over 850 military bases around the world, the administration has run up the national debt that Smith decried. By shifting the tax burden off property and off rent-seeking monopolies - above all, off the financial sector - this policy has raised America's cost of living and doing business, thereby undercutting its competitive power and running up larger and larger foreign debt.” WorldWarRunningAmericaTakenMilitaryPolicyCostTaxesBasesPropertyRaisedFinancialSaintSeekingBurdenDebtAround The WorldAdministrationEnterpriseAfghanistanMaintainingMonopolyShiftingStanceAnd OffFree EnterprisePatronNational DebtCost Of LivingEscalatingTax BurdenMilitary Bases Author:Michael Hudson
“My mom is American, so I was raised in her household in my formative years. But as I got older, my pops tried to keep me involved with the culture by telling me the stories of the conflict between Ethiopia and Eritrea, how he came to America, and about our family back home, because all that side of my family, my aunties, grandparents, is in Africa.” YearsStoriesHomeAmericaCultureSidesMomInvolvedConflictMy FamilyRaisedMy MomPopsOur FamilyHouseholdGrandparentBack HomeEthiopiaFormative YearsEritrea Author:Nipsey Hussle
“We must have the attitude that every child in America - regardless of where they're raised or how they're born - can learn.” ChildrenHumorAmericaPoliticalBornAttitudeRaisedPolitical Humor Author:George W. Bush