Crude Quote by Barack Obama

America is not the crude stereotype of a self-interested empire. The United States has been one of the greatest sources of progress that the…

— Barack Obama

America has never been an empire. We may be the only great power in history that had the chance, and refused - preferring greatness…

— George W. Bush

America is an empire that does not wish to be one ; we are easily discouraged from doing what must be done to maintain…

— Orson Scott Card

We better rethink the position of the United States in the world and whether we want to be an empire. Being an empire puts…

— Howard Zinn

America is an empire. I hope you know that now. All empires, by definition, are bumbling, shambolic, bullying, bureaucratic affairs, as certain of the…

— Felix Dennis

It is a cliche these days to observe that the United States now possesses a global empire - different from Britain's and Rome's but…

— Robert D. Kaplan

The American empire will not disappear... because America does not have an empire.

— Michael Mandelbaum

So what if America loses its empire? We never should have had one in the first place.

— John Rzeznik

The United States should stop being the 'empire' and be concerned about other countries. You've got to be more worried about your own people.

— Hugo Chavez

Rank imperialism and warmongering are not American traditions or values. We do not need to dominate the world.

— Molly Ivins

All empires come to an end, and the American one is no exception.

— Robert Kiyosaki

We don't seek empires.We're not imperialistic.

— Donald Rumsfeld