American Quote by Christopher Hitchens

The American people do not begrudge anyone his or her power until they start abusing it.

— Chris Bell

“if an individual in a position of political power is a psychopath, he or she can create an epidemic of psychopathology in people who…

— Andrzej Lobaczewski

Whether it comes from a despotic sovereign or an elected president, from a murderous general or a beloved leader, I see power as an…

— Oriana Fallaci

Powerful people doing bad things LIKE cynical, despairing citizens.

— Alex Steffen

America has an immense amount of power, but it doesn't use it in any benevolent way. It uses it to maintain a status quo.

— Hamza Yusuf

The power of every dictator has two main sources: His psychopathic mind and the support of the very easily deceivable ignorant masses!

— Mehmet Murat Ildan

There is a true weakness in American thought today: their incapacity to be interested in the intelligence of evil.

— Bernard-Henri Levy

There are many respects in which America, if it can bring itself to act with the magnanimity and the empathy appropriate to its size…

— J. William Fulbright

There is a very easy and very peaceful way to get rid of a dictator: Get out of the system!

— Mehmet Murat Ildan

America is perhaps best viewed as an 'authoritarian democracy' within its own territory and as 'a global state' of a new kind when considered…

— Richard A. Falk

Abuse of power isn't limited to bad guys in other nations. It happens in our own country if we're not vigilant.

— Clint Eastwood

The U.S. used to be perceived as the moral leader of the world, and we have absolutely lost that.

— Tom Ford