--- title: "14 American Civilization Quotes by 14 authors" description: "Browse 14 American Civilization quotes by 14 authors. Discover the best American Civilization sayings and thoughts." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/c5b/james-davison-hunter-19534_civilization_the-character-of-american-civilization-i_824866.png" --- > [“the character of American civilization is a bundle of contradictions,”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/james-davison-hunter/the-character-of-american-civilization-is-a-bundle-of-contradictions/) [James Davison Hunter](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/james-davison-hunter/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/c5b/james-davison-hunter-19534_civilization_the-character-of-american-civilization-i_824866.png) > [The enemies of American civilization-- for such are the enemies of slavery-- seem to be more on the alert than its friends.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/william-walker/the-enemies-of-american-civilization-for-such-are-the-enemies-of/) [William Walker](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/william-walker/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/2a7/william-walker-72714_civilization_the-enemies-of-american-civilization-for_2645560.png) > [“American civilization isn’t advancing as fast as our military is. The only problem is we should be retreating.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jarod-kintz/american-civilization-isn-t-advancing-as-fast-as-our-military-is-the/) [Jarod Kintz](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jarod-kintz/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/25a/jarod-kintz-2_retreating_american-civilization-isn-t-advancing-as_727889.jpg) > [We strain to tell Americans and aliens in this country that there's nothing unique about America, nothing unique about American civilization, nothing…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tom-tancredo/we-strain-to-tell-americans-and-aliens-in-this-country-that-there-s/) [Tom Tancredo](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tom-tancredo/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/17a/tom-tancredo-3606_allegiance_we-strain-to-tell-americans-and-aliens-i_2352248.jpg) > [Perhaps the two most valuable and satisfactory products of American civilization are the librarian on the one hand and the cocktail in…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/louis-stanley/perhaps-the-two-most-valuable-and-satisfactory-products-of-american/) [Louis Stanley](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/louis-stanley/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/438/louis-stanley-94949_civilization_perhaps-the-two-most-valuable-and-satisf_1151134.jpg) > [Anglo-Saxon civilization has taught the individual to protect his own rights; American civilization will teach him to respect the rights of others.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/william-jennings-bryan/anglo-saxon-civilization-has-taught-the-individual-to-protect-his-own/) [William Jennings Bryan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/william-jennings-bryan/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/ec8/william-jennings-bryan-4474_america_anglo-saxon-civilization-has-taught-the_3126109.png) > [American civilization, from its beginnings, had combined a dogmatic confidence in the future with a naive puzzlement over what the future might…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/daniel-j-boorstin/american-civilization-from-its-beginnings-had-combined-a-dogmatic/) [Daniel J. Boorstin](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/daniel-j-boorstin/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/37e/daniel-j-boorstin-3089_civilization_american-civilization-from-its-beginning_2938896.png) > [It was one of the great mass achievements of American civilization, and we did it because we thought if you were going…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/robert-hass/it-was-one-of-the-great-mass-achievements-of-american-civilization/) [Robert Hass](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/robert-hass/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/4f4/robert-hass-3548_able_it-was-one-of-the-great-mass-achievement_1072671.png) > [The keynote of American civilization is a sort of warm-hearted vulgarity. The Americans have none of the irony of the English, none…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/raymond-chandler/the-keynote-of-american-civilization-is-a-sort-of-warm-hearted/) [Raymond Chandler](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/raymond-chandler/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/ca2/raymond-chandler-629_america_the-keynote-of-american-civilization-is_271828.jpg) > [I have no misgivings about, or lack of confidence in the cause in which I am engaged, and my courage does not…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sullivan-ballou/i-have-no-misgivings-about-or-lack-of-confidence-in-the-cause-in/) [Sullivan Ballou](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sullivan-ballou/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/21b/sullivan-ballou-85485_blood_i-have-no-misgivings-about-or-lack-of-co_938475.jpg) > [If we have an element of Americans here that reject western civilization, and that's a big element, that reject western civilization, then…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/steve-king/if-we-have-an-element-of-americans-here-that-reject-western/) [Steve King](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/steve-king/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/d5e/steve-king-10383_american-culture_if-we-have-an-element-of-americans-here_678821.jpg) > [The character of Anglo-American civilization . . . is the product . . . of two perfectly distinct elements that elsewhere have…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/alexis-de-tocqueville/the-character-of-anglo-american-civilization-is-the-product-of-two/) [Alexis de Tocqueville](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/alexis-de-tocqueville/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/db6/alexis-de-tocqueville-625_america_the-character-of-anglo-american-civiliza_1842973.png) > [There will be no room, here, for the smug myopia which views American civilization as the final solution to all world problems;…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/george-f-kennan/there-will-be-no-room-here-for-the-smug-myopia-which-views-american/) [George F. Kennan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/george-f-kennan/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/d8a/george-f-kennan-13238_adoption_there-will-be-no-room-here-for-the-smug_1298046.jpg) > [We live in a new and exceptional age. America is another word for Opportunity. Our whole history appears like a last effort…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ralph-waldo-emerson/we-live-in-a-new-and-exceptional-age-america-is-another-word-for/) [Ralph Waldo Emerson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ralph-waldo-emerson/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/7a5/ralph-waldo-emerson-6_4th-of-july_we-live-in-a-new-and-exceptional-age-ame_353438.png) ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "ItemList", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/american-civilization/#itemlist", "name": "American Civilization Quotes", "numberOfItems": 14, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "“the character of American civilization is a bundle of contradictions,”", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "James Davison Hunter" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/james-davison-hunter/the-character-of-american-civilization-is-a-bundle-of-contradictions/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/c5b/james-davison-hunter-19534_civilization_the-character-of-american-civilization-i_824866.png", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/c5b/james-davison-hunter-19534_civilization_the-character-of-american-civilization-i_824866.png", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/c5b/james-davison-hunter-19534_civilization_the-character-of-american-civilization-i_824866.png", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“the character of American civilization is a bundle of contradictions,” — James Davison Hunter", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 2, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "The enemies of American civilization-- for such are the enemies of slavery-- seem to be more on the alert than its friends.", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "William Walker" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/william-walker/the-enemies-of-american-civilization-for-such-are-the-enemies-of/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/2a7/william-walker-72714_civilization_the-enemies-of-american-civilization-for_2645560.png", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/2a7/william-walker-72714_civilization_the-enemies-of-american-civilization-for_2645560.png", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/2a7/william-walker-72714_civilization_the-enemies-of-american-civilization-for_2645560.png", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“The enemies of American civilization-- for such are the enemies of slavery-- seem to be more on the alert…” — William Walker", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 3, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "“American civilization isn’t advancing as fast as our military is. 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