American Quote by Todd Gitlin

It is a generally received opinion that there are too many books in the world already. I cannot, however, subscribe to any Institution that…

— Mary Kingsley

And that's why I wrote the book, because our country really needs to understand, if people in this nation understood what our foreign policy…

— John Perkins

From my perspective, what I'm really focused on, is making sure that, for the broadest number of Americans possible, limited government and free enterprise,…

— Marco Rubio

I was inspired to write this book by those who are sceptical of the power of freedom to change the world.

— Natan Sharansky

American power should be used not just in the defense of American interests but for the promotion of American principles.

— William Kristol

'A People's History of the United States' was actually a very big book for me. I read it in high school, and I felt…

— Greta Gerwig

Books are key to understanding the world and participating in a democratic society.

— Carl Sagan

I noticed in America that if you write a book of any kind, you're made to be the representative of all the issues that…

— Zadie Smith

The US must carry out some act somewhere in the world which shows its determination to continue to be a world power.

— Henry A. Kissinger

In an ideal world, where there are only good states, power would be largely irrelevant.

— John Mearsheimer

As a conservative power, the United States has a vital interest in upholding and expanding the reign of law in international relations.

— J. William Fulbright

Power is concentrated. The general policy is exactly the way that Adam Smith described it: it's designed for the benefit of its principal architects,…

— Noam Chomsky