20th century Quote by Mark Shields

We have had a long held myth of American exceptionalism.

— Lisa Ling

Even a cursory run through American history shows exceptionalism has been used to justify bloodshed, oppression, and profit.

— Ben Fountain

American exceptionalism is the recurring character in the nation's narrative.

— Ron Fournier

American exceptionalism? Exceptional at what? Waging wars against innocent people for fake reasons? Exceptional at what? Being addicted to pharmaceutical drugs that have people's…

— Gerald Celente

American exceptionalism, in the broad sense, is not a bunch of braggadocious words people say, "Yeah, we're better people. We have a better country.…

— Rush Limbaugh

Post World War II America draws a great deal of interest, but the students also seem to know quite a bit about American exceptionalism…

— Mohammad Marandi

“America had, I believe, a divine founding. Call it American exceptionalism if you like. But that makes America all the more vulnerable to God's…

— Fleming Rutledge

America's exceptional nature confers upon us responsibilities. We are not exceptional because we say so; we are exceptional because, over and over, we do…

— Sheldon Whitehouse

America has become an exceptional nation not because of what we have taken, but because of what we have given.

— Will Hurd

What does the doctrine of American exceptionalism empower the United States to do? Nothing more than to act better than traditional empires - committed…

— Dinesh D'Souza

The notion of American exceptionalism is effective in part because there is little on the face of it that is offensive.

— Russ Feingold

Most Americans are exceptionalists; we think we live outside of history.

— Timothy D. Snyder