America Quote by Carlisle Floyd

You know better than I that in a Republic talent is always suspect. A man attains an elevated position only when his mediocrity prevents…

— Niccolo Machiavelli

Americans, as a rule, rarely compare themselves with other countries, so convinced are we that our system is superior, that our politicians are better,…

— Anne Applebaum

Let's remember that our leadership is defined not just by our defense against threats, but by the enormous opportunities to do good and promote…

— Barack Obama

Every nation feels itself to be superior, but in America it's a jaunty feeling, and in some cases a rather ominous one among the…

— James Salter

“When distinction of any kind, even intellectual distinction, is somehow resented as a betrayal of the American spirit of equal opportunity for all, the…

— Harold Edmund Stearns

... America is the greatest humiliator in existence. It is always cultivating the power you get from humiliating others.

— Anais Nin

The United States is not so strong, the final triumph of the democratic ideal is not so inevitable that we can ignore what the…

— Harry S. Truman

I think America has more than enough maturity and intelligence to start exercising its world leadership responsibly.

— Anonymous

America is an outlier in the world of democracies when it comes to the structure and conduct of elections.

— Thomas E. Mann

Our democracy must be not only the envy of the world but the engine of our own renewal. There is nothing wrong with America…

— William J. Clinton

Better to be ordinary people in a superior country than to be president in a disreputable country

— Khem Veasna

We have a natural constant craving for leadership. Democracy is always a fragile and imperfect achievement. Yet a distinct feeling of malaise in our…

— Tim Soutphommasane