Diminish Quote by Leo Rosten

Races didn't bother the Americans. They were something a lot better than any race. They were a People. They were the first self-constituted, self-declared,…

— Archibald MacLeish

American prides itself on being centrist, on not having the European tendency of flirting with extremist groups.

— Katty Kay

When politicians start talking about large groups of their fellow Americans as 'enemies,' it's time for a quiet stir of alertness. Polarizing people is…

— Molly Ivins

“Politics was reduced to its most tribal , “us” versus “them,” and “them” grew into a big list: blacks, Latinos, immigrants , liberals ,…

— Hillary Rodham Clinton

There were no politics to polarize us then, to magnify every slight. The "negroes" of Washington had their public schools, restaurants, bars, movie houses,…

— Pat Buchanan

There are two factors in American politics that may seem strange to Europeans: race and religion.

— P. J. O'Rourke

During my campaign, I had come across a small number of (mostly) young men, who had strongly racist views. They told me they would…

— Andrea Leadsom

Although both my grandfathers encountered ethnic prejudice, they viewed this as an aberration-a failure of some Americans to live up to the nation's ideals.…

— Robert P. George

What we need is not a history of selected races or nations, but the history of the world void of national bias, race hate,…

— Carter G. Woodson

We are more polarized. And some of that comes from the people and some of that comes from the media.

— Rand Paul

There was a backlash against elites, a backlash against those who were telling Americans what is important to them.

— Kellyanne Conway

Why do they [Americans] quarrel, why do they hate Negroes, Indians, even Germans, why do they not have science and poetry commensurate with themselves,…

— Anonymous