“If this guy is God, then this is the God that the United States of America deserves.”
Prem Rawat (1957) controversial spiritual leader
Abbie Hoffman in 1973. Available on a video that can be downloaded from the internet
Undated
Comment about Maharaji Ji - video http://www.gurumaharaji.info/video/lord_of_the_universe/abbie_hoffman_to_end.wmv (1973).
“If this guy is God, then this is the God that the United States of America deserves.”
Prem Rawat (1957) controversial spiritual leader
Abbie Hoffman in 1973. Available on a video that can be downloaded from the internet
Undated
Ted Cruz (1970) American politician
Presidential declaration speech, Ted Cruz declaration speech: Full transcript http://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/ted-cruz-declaration-speech-full-transcript-10128614.html, Independant.co.uk (March 23, 2015) <br class="br">2010s
Ben Carson (1951) 17th and current United States Secretary of Housing and Urban Development; American neurosurgeon
Source: America the Beautiful (2012), Ch. 13: 'What's Good about America'
Jerry Falwell (1933–2007) American evangelical pastor, televangelist, and conservative political commentator
quoted in [2001-09-14, God Gave U.S. 'What We Deserve,' Falwell Says, John F. Harris, The Washington Post, 0190-8286, C03, http://www.washingtonpost.com/ac2/wp-dyn?pagename=article&contentId=A28620-2001Sep14]
Muammar Gaddafi (1942–2011) Libyan revolutionary, politician and political theorist
Closing remarks at the African Union summit (4 February 2009), quoted in RFI English (4 February 2009) " Kadhafi closes AU summit, division over plans for 'United States of Africa' http://www.rfi.fr/actuen/articles/110/article_2801.asp" by Zeenat Hansrod
“There's not a liberal America and a conservative America - there's the United States of America.”
Barack Obama (1961) 44th President of the United States of America
2015, State of the Union Address (January 2015)
Context: You know, just over a decade ago, I gave a speech in Boston where I said there wasn’t a liberal America or a conservative America; a black America or a white America -- but a United States of America.
Context: There is not a liberal America and a conservative America — there is the United States of America. There is not a Black America and a White America and Latino America and Asian America — there's the United States of America.
William G. Boykin (1948) Recipient of the Purple Heart medal
Regarding President George W. Bush, "Culture War: The American Taliban" http://adultthought.ucsd.edu/Culture_War/The_American_Taliban.html,
“Poor Mexico, so far from God and so close to the United States!”
Porfirio Díaz (1830–1915) President of Mexico
As quoted in The Quote Verifier: Who Said What, Where, and When https://en.wikiquote.org/wiki/Special:BookSources/0312340044 (2006), by Ralph Keyes, New York City: St. Martin's Griffin, p. 387
“By the President of the United States of America, a Proclamation”
Gerald Ford (1913–2006) American politician, 38th President of the United States (in office from 1974 to 1977)
1970s, Proclamation 4417 (1976)