America Quote by Linda Colley

I think the U.S.'s relationship with the military is something really intriguing as a Brit because I don't think we have the exact same…

— Nicholas Galitzine

I'm resigned to the fact that the corseted history of America is not as exciting as that of Britain.

— Felicia Day

For America, Britain has never been more than a strategic player, and when it suits them to use us, then there's been a rapprochement.…

— Amanda Foreman

From the American Revolution right up to the Second World War, the U.S. was more likely to provoke suspicion among members of the British…

— Linda Colley

The spread of personal ownership is in harmony with the deepest instincts of the British people. Few changes have done more to create one…

— Nigel Lawson

Britain kept its position as the dominant world power well into the 20th century despite steady decline. By the end of World War II,…

— Noam Chomsky

I think that special relationship between the UK and the US has been an important part of security across the world particularly to the…

— Theresa May

American audiences tend to underappreciate the British, but 240 years ago they were us: They were the most powerful nation on Earth. Their mercantile…

— Rick Atkinson

The United States may have retained more of the intellectual imprint of the British 18th century than Britain itself.

— William Rees-Mogg

It's the reason why so many people left Britain like I did in the mid 60s because Britain was exactly the same then as…

— Robin Leach

In both world wars, Britain understood that our national sovereignty could only endure if we cooperated with other nations. That our fate is inexorably…

— Ed Davey

The truth is that neither British nor American imperialism was or is idealistic. It has always been driven by economic or strategic interests.

— Charley Reese