Country Quote by Jennifer Egan

The United States emerged from the Cold War with unprecedented absolute and relative power. It was truly first among unequals.

— Richard N. Haass

By the end of World War II, we were the most powerful and least damaged of the great nations. We also had most of…

— Gore Vidal

Defying History and Theory: The United States as the 'Last Remaining Superpower,'

— Josef Joffe

In some ways, September 11, 2001, seems a long time ago. Yet we have done so much in only a few years, and we…

— George Allen

The tragedy of 9/11 galvanised the American superpower into action, leaving us in Europe divided in its wake.

— Douglas Hurd

On September 11 2001, America felt its vulnerability even to threats that gather on the other side of the Earth. We resolved then, and…

— George W. Bush

We have the tools to be a stronger nation than we were before Sept. 11, 2001. We have learned valuable lessons about the danger…

— MJ Hegar

After 9/11, we had to look at the world differently. After 9/11, we had to recognize that when we saw a threat, we must…

— George W. Bush

America has always been the richest and most secure, and sometimes the most dangerous country in the world. In the early years, the danger…

— Noam Chomsky

The tragedy of 9-11 galvanized the American superpower into action, leaving us in Europe divided in its wake.

— Douglas Hurd

After September 11, when the United States took action to overthrow the Taliban, our interests and Iran's aligned, and we were able to coordinate…

— Earl Blumenauer

Well, in 1947... in Europe and in Italy especially, we thought of America as all-powerful.

— Giovanni Agnelli