Samuel P. Huntington

I wouldn't rule out the possibility of Muslim or at least Arab countries developing some form of organization comparable to the European…

— Samuel P. Huntington

Every civilization sees itself as the center of the world and writes its history as the central drama of human history.

— Samuel P. Huntington

I've been to Egypt, Lebanon, Saudi Arabia, and Kuwait for brief visits at conferences, and they are very interesting countries.

— Samuel P. Huntington

Total falsehoods can be easily exposed for what they are by citing exceptions to their claims. Hence, they are less likely to…

— Samuel P. Huntington

In the 19th century it was basically nationality and people trying to define their nationalism and create states which would reflect their…

— Samuel P. Huntington

The colonial experience all Muslim countrieswent through may be a factor in the fight against Western domination, British, French or whatever. They…

— Samuel P. Huntington

Many more people in the world are concerned about sports than human rights.

— Samuel P. Huntington

“On January 3, 1992, a meeting of Russian and American scholars took place in the auditorium of a government building in Moscow.…

— Samuel P. Huntington

The other aspect of American identity worth focusing on is the concept of America as a nation of immigrants. That certainly is…

— Samuel P. Huntington

It will take a long time, and certainly the West will remain the dominant civilization well into the next century, but the…

— Samuel P. Huntington

The basis of association and antagonism among countries has changed over time.

— Samuel P. Huntington

Since the revolution of the 18th century, America has basically had an ideology of liberal democracy and constitutionalism.

— Samuel P. Huntington

In the emerging world of ethnic conflict and civilizational clash, Western belief in the universality of Western culture suffers three problems: it…

— Samuel P. Huntington

I am doubtful that there will be any sort of real coherence of Muslim societies into a single political system run by…

— Samuel P. Huntington

In 1920, the West ruled huge amounts of the world.

— Samuel P. Huntington

Nationalism is a central ideology for people who are trying to establish their own states in which they can play a dominant…

— Samuel P. Huntington

The West hasn't reached its universal state as yet, although its close to it, but it certainly has evolved out of its…

— Samuel P. Huntington

I think in theory, the United States finds it much easier to deal with situations where there is a leading country. You…

— Samuel P. Huntington

And so in terms of territorial control, in terms of economic preeminence, the western share of the gross world product is declining…

— Samuel P. Huntington

The United States has been an immigrant country. The Hispanics who come here are largely from Mexico and South America. They are…

— Samuel P. Huntington

The West won the world not by the superiority of its ideas or values or religion […] but rather by its superiority…

— Samuel P. Huntington

As far as ideology or political beliefs are concerned, countries are very different.

— Samuel P. Huntington

The major difference for us in America with respect to Hispanic immigration is that it is so large and that it is…

— Samuel P. Huntington

Finally, in my critique of the immigration image of America, it is also important to know that we're not only a nation…

— Samuel P. Huntington

The most widely discussed formulation of [the One World model] was the "end of history" thesis advanced by Francis Fukuyama. "We may…

— Samuel P. Huntington