Civilization Quote by Anonymous

Why do they [Americans] quarrel, why do they hate Negroes, Indians, even Germans, why do they not have science and poetry commensurate with themselves,…

— Dmitri Mendeleev

There are two factors in American politics that may seem strange to Europeans: race and religion.

— P. J. O'Rourke

“It's amazing in Europe: Europe has become extraordinarily colonized culturally by the United States, to an extent that is almost unbelievable―Europeans aren't aware of…

— Noam Chomsky

The thing about American writers is that, as a group, they get stuck in the same idea: that we're a continent and the world…

— Sam Shepard

In America, there's a failure to appreciate Europe's leading role in the world. Instead of celebrating your dynamic union and seeking to partner with…

— Barack Obama

Americans are not only a less homogenous population than we were when we were 3 million ex-colonists, but we're less educated. On top of…

— Gore Vidal

The United States of America are more of a concept than a historically evolved geographical conclusion, compared to European countries. I find this extremely…

— Josephine Meckseper

America is composed of all kinds of people - part of the difficulty in our nation today is due to the fact that we…

— Shirley Chisholm

Americans are uneasy with their possessions, guilty about power, all of which is difficult for Europeans to perceive because they are themselves so truly…

— Joan Didion

I've lived in Europe for the better part of twenty years, and I've noticed that one of the biggest errors Europeans make is to…

— John Malkovich

Americans must outgrow the unbecoming arrogance that leads us to assert that America somehow owns a monopoly on goodness and truth - a belief…

— Feisal Abdul Rauf

“We all have that heritage, no matter what old land our fathers left. All colors and blends of Americans have somewhat the same tendencies.…

— John Steinbeck