Imperialism Quote by Molly Ivins

The United States of America is still run by its citizens. The government works for us. Rank imperialism and warmongering are not American traditions…

— Molly Ivins

Often, these downplay the power of cultural imperialism - in that sense, playing the game of US interests - by reassuring us that the…

— Fredric Jameson

America is not the crude stereotype of a self-interested empire. Given our interdependence, any world order that elevates one nation or group of people…

— Barack Obama

America is an empire that does not wish to be one ; we are easily discouraged from doing what must be done to maintain…

— Orson Scott Card

I've never seen America as an imperialist or colonialist or meddling country.

— Madeleine Albright

USA is suffering between imperialists and anti-imperialists. That is the situation. The most powerful country in the world is on its way back to…

— Gore Vidal

Equating brutality and despotism with leadership is not an American value.

— Jake Tapper

America has never been an empire. We may be the only great power in history that had the chance, and refused - preferring greatness…

— George W. Bush

America's leadership and prestige depend, not merely upon our unmatched material progress, riches and military strength, but on how we use our power in…

— Dwight D. Eisenhower

An America that is militarily and economically strong is not enough. The world must see an America that is morally strong with a creed…

— Ronald Reagan

Americans are not intrinsically imperial, but we ended up dominant by default: Europe disappeared after the Second World War, the Soviet Union disappeared in…

— Charles Krauthammer

It has been a long while since the United States had any imperialistic designs toward the outside world. But we have practised within our…

— Wendell Willkie