Abu Quote by Shashi Tharoor

“This malignant persistence since September 11th is the biggest surprise of all. In previous decades, sneak attacks, stock-market crashes, and other great crises became…

— George Packer

Unfortunately, after Sept. 11, there was an outburst in America of intense suffering and patriotism, and the Bush administration was very shrewd and effective…

— Jimmy Carter

American decline is real, though the apocalyptic vision reflects the familiar ruling class perception that anything short of total control amounts to total disaster.

— Noam Chomsky

America has lost the moral high ground with the rest of the world, and we have fewer allies as a result. President Bush and…

— John Olver

Under Obama's intentional neglect, the most barbaric force in modern history - the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS) - has taken form…

— Wayne LaPierre

It [9/11 tragedy] has affected us on so many levels: economically, morally, spiritually, ethically. It's been all over the place. A new American identity…

— Porochista Khakpour

What people recognize is that there's a fear that the United States is in an unstoppable decline. They see the rise of China, the…

— Michele Bachmann

9/11 changed everything. We lose more Americans every year drowning in the bathtub than through terrorism. But terrorism has been used as a lever…

— John Dean

The lesson of 9/11 is that America is truly exceptional. We withstood the worst attack of our history, intended by our enemies to destroy…

— Rudy Giuliani

No matter how hard we try words simply cannot express the horror, the shock, and the revulsion we all feel over what took place…

— Billy Graham

I definitely believe that the so-called American decline is greatly exaggerated.

— Al-Waleed bin Talal

Initially, the horrific images of September 11th triggered an enormous wave of solidarity.

— Ulrich Beck