Author: Samuel P. Huntington

Quotes

It will take a long time, and certainly the West will remain the dominant civilization well into the next century, but the decline is occurring.

It will take a long time, and certainly the West will remain the dominant civilization well into the next century, but the decline is occurring.

- Samuel P. Huntington

We really only came around to accepting and integrating the propositional dimension of identity into a concept of ourselves at the time of the American Revolution.

We really only came around to accepting and integrating the propositional dimension of identity into a concept of ourselves at the time of the American Revolution.

- Samuel P. Huntington

They weren't immigrating to some existing society; indeed, they often did whatever they could do to destroy whatever existed here in the way of Indian society.

They weren't immigrating to some existing society; indeed, they often did whatever they could do to destroy whatever existed here in the way of Indian society.

- Samuel P. Huntington

Also, of course, for most of this time most Americans thought of America as a white country with, at best, only a very segregated and subordinate role for blacks.

Also, of course, for most of this time most Americans thought of America as a white country with, at best, only a very segregated and subordinate role for blacks.

- Samuel P. Huntington

Total falsehoods can be easily exposed for what they are by citing exceptions to their claims. Hence, they are less likely to be accepted as the total truth.

Total falsehoods can be easily exposed for what they are by citing exceptions to their claims. Hence, they are less likely to be accepted as the total truth.

- Samuel P. Huntington

Immigrants are people who leave one country, one society, and move to another society. But there has to be a recipient society to which the immigrants move.

Immigrants are people who leave one country, one society, and move to another society. But there has to be a recipient society to which the immigrants move.

- Samuel P. Huntington

The great problem there is we have to have the cooperation of those other Asian countries.

The great problem there is we have to have the cooperation of those other Asian countries.

- Samuel P. Huntington

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