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> [America is a nation of immigrants, but it is also a nation of people who never emigrate. Notably, Americans living outside the United States are not called emigrants, but 'expats.'](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ivan-krastev/america-is-a-nation-of-immigrants-but-it-is-also-a-nation-of-people/)

[Ivan Krastev](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ivan-krastev/)

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## More by Ivan Krastev

> [America gave the world the notion of the melting pot - an alchemical cooking device wherein diverse ethnic and religious groups voluntarily mix together,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ivan-krastev/america-gave-the-world-the-notion-of-the-melting-pot-an-alchemical/)

[Ivan Krastev](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ivan-krastev/)

> [Transparency is not about restoring trust in institutions. Transparency is the politics of managing mistrust.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ivan-krastev/transparency-is-not-about-restoring-trust-in-institutions/)

[Ivan Krastev](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ivan-krastev/)

> [ \[It's\] difficult to engage people in politics when they believe that what really matters is where they personally stand. ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ivan-krastev/it-s-difficult-to-engage-people-in-politics-when-they-believe-that/)

[Ivan Krastev](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ivan-krastev/)

> [For the European Union, Russia is as important politically and economically as China is to the U.S.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ivan-krastev/for-the-european-union-russia-is-as-important-politically-and/)

[Ivan Krastev](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ivan-krastev/)

> [The post-Cold War order in Europe is finished, with Vladimir Putin its executioner. Russia's invasion of Georgia only marked its passing. Russia has emerged…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ivan-krastev/the-post-cold-war-order-in-europe-is-finished-with-vladimir-putin-its/)

[Ivan Krastev](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ivan-krastev/)

> [The United States and Russia probably do not have common aims and dreams, but they have common worries: Both Washington and Moscow are concerned…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ivan-krastev/the-united-states-and-russia-probably-do-not-have-common-aims-and/)

[Ivan Krastev](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ivan-krastev/)

> [It is people's willingness to take personal risks and confront the powerful by daring to speak the truth, not the truth itself, that ultimately…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ivan-krastev/it-is-people-s-willingness-to-take-personal-risks-and-confront-the/)

[Ivan Krastev](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ivan-krastev/)

> [Living in truth cannot be reduced to having access to full information.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ivan-krastev/living-in-truth-cannot-be-reduced-to-having-access-to-full-information/)

[Ivan Krastev](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ivan-krastev/)

> [True, Putin's Russia does not dream of joining the E.U., but Russia's stability depends on preserving the European nature of its regime.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ivan-krastev/true-putin-s-russia-does-not-dream-of-joining-the-e-u-but-russia-s/)

[Ivan Krastev](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ivan-krastev/)

> [The Church of TED is very optimistic. Bulgarians are some of the most pessimistic in the world. There are the Happy, the Unhappy and…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ivan-krastev/the-church-of-ted-is-very-optimistic-bulgarians-are-some-of-the-most/)

[Ivan Krastev](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ivan-krastev/)

> [For the Kremlin, it is more feasible to preserve its great-power status in cooperation with the United States than in confrontation.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ivan-krastev/for-the-kremlin-it-is-more-feasible-to-preserve-its-great-power/)

[Ivan Krastev](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ivan-krastev/)

> [Remember, until the 1970s, the spread of democracy has always been accompanied by the decline of inequality. The more democratic our societies have been,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ivan-krastev/remember-until-the-1970s-the-spread-of-democracy-has-always-been/)

[Ivan Krastev](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ivan-krastev/)

> [As a rule, governments monitor people.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ivan-krastev/as-a-rule-governments-monitor-people/)

[Ivan Krastev](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ivan-krastev/)

> [Russians clearly perceive America's global influence as being in irreversible decline and American society shattered by major political, economic and ideological crises.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ivan-krastev/russians-clearly-perceive-america-s-global-influence-as-being-in/)

[Ivan Krastev](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ivan-krastev/)

> [Democracy has always been in crisis: democracy is all about practicing the art of bearable dissatisfaction. In democratic societies, people often complain about their…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ivan-krastev/democracy-has-always-been-in-crisis-democracy-is-all-about-practicing/)

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