American Quote by Zbigniew Brzezinski

The problem that we have is that most Americans don't even study American history, let alone Pinochet, Mussolini, Hitler, Stalin and all these guys.

— Van Jones

Let the record show, Black history is American history, and I look forward to sharing this rich history with my family, friends, colleagues, and…

— Jasmine Crockett

“Their story, as the Delany sisters like to say, is not meant as "black" or "women's" history, but American history. It belongs to all…

— Amy Hill Hearth

I've always tried to write California history as American history. The paradox is that New England history is by definition national history, Mid-Atlantic history…

— Kevin Starr

“Yes, my friends, your hunger for history is still pretty segregated. Your knowledge of America often ends at the color line. You end up…

— Michael Eric Dyson

By its very nature, history is always a one-sided account.

— Dan Brown

“history is one sided, none of the stories are wholly true.  We only hear the stories the victor wants told.  The remaining stories, the…

— H.K. Savage

Americans don't like powerful figures who punch down, that is, who pick on someone less powerful and less able to speak for themselves than…

— Mark Shields

I make a pretty good living compared to most Americans, but I don't hang out with a lot of people who aren't blue collar.

— Everlast

Most Americans don't even know that Minnie Driver is English or that Catherine Zeta Jones is Welsh, but people are reminded every time 'ER'…

— Alex Kingston

People - and I think this is particularly true of Americans - don't like to be passive. They like to seize control.

— Martha Nussbaum

Americans don't want cowboys to be gay.

— Larry McMurtry