Administration Quote by Mark Kurlansky

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

— Josef Joffe

There is only one superpower now and it doesn't know what to do with its status. As a result, we got Yugoslavia and Iraq,…

— Mikhail Gorbachev

We [United States] are the only military superpower. We have no idea how long this is going to last, so we ought to get…

— William J. Clinton

Whether we like it or not, we remain a dominant military superpower.

— Barack Obama

America is the only superpower. But our leadership is being tested in the Middle East, and some of the things that we have done…

— Zbigniew Brzezinski

The only remaining superpower is international public opinion.

— Simon Anholt

If we are to retain our position as the world's leading superpower, we must maintain our influence and diplomatic relationships. We cannot do that…

— MJ Hegar

Only the force of American arms, or the extremely credible threat of that force, can bring a fresh face to power.

— Christopher Hitchens

And I hope America will realise, as the only superpower now, it really must use its power in a way that's going to build…

— George Carey

History has shown more than once that when people surrender totalitarian powers to their rulers, they are inevitably exercised in the next big crisis.…

— Jacob G. Hornberger

There is no doubt that the United States now feels that they are the only superpower in the world and they can do what…

— Nelson Mandela

America is a great power possessed of tremendous military might and a wide-ranging economy, but all this is built on an unstable foundation which…

— Osama bin Laden