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Samuel P. Huntington Quotes

Samuel P. Huntington quotes

American Sociologist April 18, 1927 – December 24, 2008

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The other aspect of American identity worth focusing on is the concept of America as a nation of immigrants. That certainly is a partial truth. But it is often assumed to be the total truth. Samuel P. Huntington
Samuel P. Huntington quote: "Thus, biologically speaking the American people are literally..."
Thus, biologically speaking the American people are literally only half an immigrant people. Samuel P. Huntington
Finally, in my critique of the immigration image of America, it is also important to know that we're not only a nation of immigrants, but we are in some part a nation of emigrants, which often gets neglected. Samuel P. Huntington
And so in terms of territorial control, in terms of economic preeminence, the western share of the gross world product is declining as Asian societies in particular develop economically. Samuel P. Huntington
The West won the world not by the superiority of its ideas or values or religion, but rather by its superiority in applying organized violence. Westerners often forget this fact, non-Westerners never do. 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. Samuel P. Huntington
Samuel P. Huntington quote: "We also thought of ourselves in racial and largely ethnic terms."
We also thought of ourselves in racial and largely ethnic terms. Samuel P. Huntington
Some Westerners... have argued that the West does not have problems with Islam but only with violent Islamist extremists. Fourteen hundred years of history demonstrate otherwise. Samuel P. Huntington
But then I came to the conclusion that no, while there may be an immigration problem, it isn't really a serious problem. The really serious problem is assimilation. Samuel P. Huntington
Samuel P. Huntington quote: "First of all, we haven't always welcomed immigrants."
First of all, we haven't always welcomed immigrants. Samuel P. Huntington
And the big question for the West, of course, and to the Europeans is, what other countries, which were formerly part of the Soviet bloc, should be incorporated into western institutions? 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. Samuel P. Huntington
Samuel P. Huntington quote: "In 1920, the West ruled huge amounts of the world."
In 1920, the West ruled huge amounts of the world. Samuel P. Huntington
It was one thing to contain the Soviet Union in Europe because Britain, France, and Germany were all willing to join in. But will Japan and other Asian countries be willing to join in the containment of China? Samuel P. Huntington
Much of what we now consider to be problems concerning immigration and assimilation really concern Mexican immigration and assimilation. Samuel P. Huntington

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