Antipodes Quote by Alexis de Tocqueville

“Americans of all ages, all conditions, all minds constantly unite. Not only do they have commercial and industrial associations in which all take part,…

— Niall Ferguson

The American experience stirred mankind from discovery to exploration. From the cautious quest for what they knew (or thought they knew) was out there,…

— Daniel J. Boorstin

Americans of all ages, all stations in life, and all types of disposition are forever forming associations. There are not only commercial and industrial…

— Alexis de Tocqueville

Given the tools, resources and opportunities to help, more Americans can use their time, talent, voice and money to meet the critical needs of…

— Neil Bush

“The missionaries did not come to Foochow to acquire property, learn the language, or even to establish amicable relations with their Chinese neighbors. Nor,…

— Ellsworth C. Carlson

I grew up taking it for granted that missionaries were what American boys grew up to be.

— Huston Smith

America became a special source of attraction to people who were fleeing the aftereffects of the 30 Years War and the religious persecution that…

— Mitch Horowitz

American mind a wilderness of opportunities.

— Ralph Waldo Emerson

The American economic, political, and social organization has given to its citizens the benefits of material prosperity, political liberty, and a wholesome natural equality;…

— Herbert Croly

America's great talent, I think, is to generate desires that would never have occurred, natively,... and to make those desires so painfully real that…

— Karen Russell

Americans love to be entertained, often at the expense of our judgment, morals and values.

— Jemele Hill

The Americans have always been food, sex, and spirit revivalists.

— Edward Dahlberg