20th century Quote by Thomas P.M. Barnett

America does not have the luxury of withdrawing from the world, our security, and our prosperity, and our values demand that we remain engaged…

— Jeb Bush

Here's the American situation - we have moved from a culture of independence to a culture of dependence. We have moved from capitalism into…

— Carlos Beruff

We Americans look at the last 300 years of history, and we basically see a world that's getting better and better. The rule of…

— Walter Russell Mead

Rarely have Americans lived through so much change, in so many ways, in so short a time. Quietly, but with gathering force, the ground…

— William J. Clinton

I look around the world, I don't see America's influence growing around the world. I see our influence receding, in part because of the…

— Mitt Romney

America has a history of political isolation and economic self-sufficiency; its citizens have tended to regard the rest of the world as a disaster…

— Alison Lurie

The constant influx of new cultures, new ideas and new ways of looking at old problems is a big part of the reason why…

— Gary Locke

“The world became more aware that America-despite being the hope of many who have the personal drive and ambition to become part of the…

— Zbigniew Brzezinski

The U.S has acquired reservoirs of goodwill around the globe over many years. But it is clear - from polling data and ample anecdotal…

— Lee H. Hamilton

America is run by the rich and powerful in their own interest. To an extent that I think is hard to exaggerate, the intellectuals…

— Thomas Pogge

What is certainly true is that the American people, just like the German people, just like the British and people around the world, are…

— Barack Obama

This is a time of great change in the world but America's always been a pillar of strength and a beacon of hope to…

— Barack Obama