On 16 September 1985, when the Commerce Department…

Basically, what Economic Hit Men are trained to do is to build up the American empire. To create situations where as many resources as…

— John Perkins

The Soviet Union and something called communism per se had not been the object of Washington's global attacks. There had never been an International…

— William Blum

The American empire should be destroyed.

— Aleksandr Dugin

As Chomsky says here, clearly and in depth, the American empire is doing all it can to consolidate its system of domination. And we…

— Hugo Chavez

I hereby accuse the North American empire of being the biggest menace to our planet.

— Hugo Chavez

Americans need to understand that they have lost their country. The rest of the world needs to recognize that Washington is not merely the…

— Paul Craig Roberts

The American empire is hovering between life and death.

— Mohsen Rezaee

Once you run current-account deficits, you depend on the kindness of strangers. This might be the beginning of the end of the American empire.

— Nouriel Roubini

The fabric of American empire ought to rest on the solid basis of THE CONSENT OF THE PEOPLE. The streams of national power ought…

— Alexander Hamilton

New England is a finished place. Its destiny is that of Florence or Venice, not Milan while the American empire careens onward toward its…

— Bernard DeVoto

“For Obama, however, it is good for America to have less influence. In tune with his progressive and anti-colonial ideology, Obama regards the American…

— Dinesh D'Souza

I don't like the triumphalism of the American narrative, this kind of "chosen people" complex that American people have, so it's inspiring to see…

— Ian Svenonius

The American empire will not disappear... because America does not have an empire.

— Michael Mandelbaum

America cannot have an empire abroad and a Republic at home.

— Mark Twain

The Roman Empire came to an end, but the Roman people didn't come to an end, so I see the American Empire coming to…

— Howard Zinn