20th century Quote by Tony Judt

The twentieth century will be chiefly remembered by future generations not as an era of political conflicts or technical inventions, but as an age…

— Arnold J. Toynbee

The 21st century can and must be an American century. It began with terror, war, and economic calamity. It is our duty to steer…

— Mitt Romney

The world of the 20th century, if it is to come to life in any viability of health and vigor, must be to a…

— Henry R. Luce

Let's forget a little about the 19th century and start looking at the 21st century.

— Gonzalo Sanchez de Lozada

I believe the world benefits from American leadership. I believe this next century should be an American century.

— Mitt Romney

The 20th Century was a bloodbath, and for all the frustrations and failures of the project to unify Europe, the last five decades have…

— Barack Obama

I feel like we [americans] are a unique nation in this world, in that we are able to implement great change in our society…

— Khaled Hosseini

Just six years into the 21st century, one can say this is not shaping up to be anything like an American century. Rather, the…

— Martin Jacques

Since the middle of the twentieth century, our understanding of the American past has been revolutionized, in no small part because of our altered…

— Drew Gilpin Faust

“this fear of growing to resemble Europe was part of the reason why the United States in 1910–1920 pioneered a very progressive estate tax…

— Thomas Piketty

The 20th century was the century of war and blood. The 21st century is the century of dialogue.

— Dalai Lama

The twentieth century was about getting around. The twenty-first century will be about staying in a place worth staying in.

— James Howard Kunstler