There has been an Irish lobby that has impacted U.S. foreign policy for a century and a half, and at times made our relations with Great Britain very difficult. Other comparable lobbies exist. Samuel P. Huntington More Quotes by Samuel P. Huntington More Quotes From Samuel P. Huntington The core of the American set of beliefs has remained pretty constant. Samuel P. Huntington coreconstantbelief The larger society has to recognize some degree of autonomy for the minority: the right to practice their own religion and way of life and to some extent their language. Samuel P. Huntington minoritiesdegreespractice If one of the drafters of the Declaration of Independence came back today, he would not be surprised about what Americans were saying and believing and articulating in their public statements. It would all sound rather familiar. Samuel P. Huntington independencesoundbelieve Many of the most difficult questions concerning the role of ethnic minorities centers on language. Samuel P. Huntington difficult-questionsminoritiesroles 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 whitecountryamerica Well, I think the United States first of all has to recognize the world for what it is. Samuel P. Huntington usaunited-statesthinking 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 nationidentitytruthamerica The West hasn't reached its universal state as yet, although its close to it, but it certainly has evolved out of its warring state phase, which it was in for a couple of centuries. Samuel P. Huntington phasecloseoutuniversal 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 productcontroleconomicworld The great problem there is we have to have the cooperation of those other Asian countries. Samuel P. Huntington greatcooperationasianproblem 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 exceptionslessexposedtruth We also thought of ourselves in racial and largely ethnic terms. Samuel P. Huntington ethnicourselvesracialthought The British were white, English, and Protestant, just as we were. They had to have some other basis on which to justify independence, and happily they were able to formulate the inalienable truths set forth in the Declaration. Samuel P. Huntington englishsomeindependencewhite 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 leavesocietycountrypeople 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 whateversomesocietyway It was this society and culture that among other things - including economic opportunities here and repression in Europe - attracted subsequent generations of immigrants to this country. Samuel P. Huntington immigrantssocietycountryculture First of all, we haven't always welcomed immigrants. Samuel P. Huntington first-of-allfirstalwaysimmigrants 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 nationknowimportantamerica Mexican immigration poses challenges to our policies and to our identity in a way nothing else has in the past. Samuel P. Huntington identitychallengeswaypast Much of what we now consider to be problems concerning immigration and assimilation really concern Mexican immigration and assimilation. Samuel P. Huntington problemsnowmexicanimmigration
