Samuel P. Huntington

I wouldn't rule out the possibility of Muslim or at least Arab countries developing some form of organization comparable to the European…

— Samuel P. Huntington

When you have increased migration of peoples and ethnic and religious minorities, you develop a set of rules and language the larger…

— Samuel P. Huntington

Two significant developments in the past several decades have been the collapse of communism as an ideology and the general acceptance, in…

— Samuel P. Huntington

Total falsehoods can be easily exposed for what they are by citing exceptions to their claims. Hence, they are less likely to…

— Samuel P. Huntington

Also, of course, for most of this time most Americans thought of America as a white country with, at best, only a…

— Samuel P. Huntington

The West hasn't reached its universal state as yet, although its close to it, but it certainly has evolved out of its…

— Samuel P. Huntington

Critics say that America is a lie because its reality falls so far short of its ideals. They are wrong. America is…

— Samuel P. Huntington

It will take a long time, and certainly the West will remain the dominant civilization well into the next century, but the…

— Samuel P. Huntington

“Arabs and other Muslims generally agreed that Saddam Hussein might be a bloody tyrant, but, paralleling FDR's thinking, "he is our bloody…

— Samuel P. Huntington

The biggest difference as far as Muslims in Europe and America are concerned is that the number of Muslims in America is…

— Samuel P. Huntington

Quite obviously power will continue to play a central role in global politics as it always does. But usually there is something…

— Samuel P. Huntington

Global politics remains extremely complex and countries have different interests, which will also lead them to make what might seem as rather…

— Samuel P. Huntington

It was one thing to contain the Soviet Union in Europe because Britain, France, and Germany were all willing to join in.…

— Samuel P. Huntington

But then I came to the conclusion that no, while there may be an immigration problem, it isn't really a serious problem.…

— Samuel P. Huntington

Nationalism is a central ideology for people who are trying to establish their own states in which they can play a dominant…

— Samuel P. Huntington

When you mention the word ideology, everyone has communism in the back of their minds, which was an entirely well formulated ideology…

— Samuel P. Huntington

Finally, in my critique of the immigration image of America, it is also important to know that we're not only a nation…

— Samuel P. Huntington

I think clearly the United States, as well as other western nations, should stand by their commitments to human rights and democracy…

— Samuel P. Huntington

There will be associations and partnerships between some Muslim countries and some Christian countries. Those already exist. And they may shift as…

— Samuel P. Huntington

The relations between countries in the coming decade are most likely to reflect their cultural commitments, their cultural ties and antagonism with…

— Samuel P. Huntington

The West won the world not by the superiority of its ideas or values or religion […] but rather by its superiority…

— Samuel P. Huntington

I think fundamentalism is this radical attitude toward one's own identity and civilization as compared to other people's identities and cultures.

— Samuel P. Huntington

There has been an Irish lobby that has impacted U.S. foreign policy for a century and a half, and at times made…

— Samuel P. Huntington

And the big question for the West, of course, and to the Europeans is, what other countries, which were formerly part of…

— Samuel P. Huntington

U.S. foreign policy is in every area impacted by ethnic groups of one sort or another as well as economic groups and…

— Samuel P. Huntington

The larger society has to recognize some degree of autonomy for the minority: the right to practice their own religion and way…

— Samuel P. Huntington

It was this society and culture that among other things - including economic opportunities here and repression in Europe - attracted subsequent…

— Samuel P. Huntington

They weren't immigrating to some existing society; indeed, they often did whatever they could do to destroy whatever existed here in the…

— Samuel P. Huntington

The other aspect of American identity worth focusing on is the concept of America as a nation of immigrants. That certainly is…

— Samuel P. Huntington