Quote by George Weigel

American power remains today what it was in the Second World War and the Cold War: the greatest force for freedom in the world.

— Elliott Abrams

“The men who create power make an indispensable contribution to the nation's greatness, but the men who question power make a contribution just as…

— John F. Kennedy

“The power of destruction which had once been the ultimate privilege of government was now the only power left in the world--and it was…

— H.G. Wells

“true power stemmed not from physical strength but from political leverage.”

— Dan Brown

“America was a great force in the world, with immense prestige, long before we became a great military power. That power has come to…

— Robert Francis Kennedy

There is no evidence to support the belief that Soviet Premier Nikita Khrushchev ever questioned Americas power. He questioned only the President's John F.…

— Lord Acton

“We give up our power to the very people who took it away from us in the first place.”

— Patti Digh

“No Big Power in all history ever thought of itself as an aggressor. That is still true today.”

— Anonymous

“By believing we have no power, we are giving up our power.”

— Steven Aitchison

“[Americans] were, for one thing, so smitten with the idea of progress that they invented things without having any idea whether those things would…

— Bill Bryson

“Americans lived in the moment, without history and thus without prophecy.”

— Nelson DeMille

“Americans were known for a zealous and often immoderate attachment to the United States and all it represented.”

— David H. Finnie