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We are citizens of the greatest nation on earth, and that makes us the luckiest people on earth.
CNN: Thompson's September 7, 2007, speech in Des Moines, Iowa
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We draw strength from our victories, and we learn from our mistakes, but we keep our eyes fixed on that distant horizon, knowing that Providence is with us, and that we are surely blessed to be citizens of the greatest nation on Earth.
WHITEHOUSE: The White House
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Since 68% of Americans are either overweight or obese, does that mean as biased observations would implicitly conclude that the vast majority of the citizens of the most powerful nation on Earth are both lazy and ignorant?
WSJ: The Experts: What role should government play in combatting obesity?
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There are many high caliber baseball players in Cuba but the communist government will not allow its players to leave, one of the few nations on earth today to forbid the emigration of its citizens.
FORBES: America's Pastime Should Be Baseball, Not Complaints about Immigrants
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Citizens are confined to vast metroplexes while the rest of Earth is restored to wilderness.
FORBES: The Weekly E-Reading List
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No nation on earth is better positioned for the new century than American because of the diversity of our economy and citizens.
CNN: Transcript of President Clinton's weekly radio address