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In the past when a country became as powerful as the United States, other countries would band together to clip its wings. But that isn't happening now and I don't think it's not going to happen, because other countries

In the past when a country became as powerful as the United States, other countries would band together to clip its wings. But that isn't happening now and I don't think it's not going to happen, because other countries are not threatened by us, and they secretly appreciate the services that we provide, even if they don't usually say so.

Michael Mandelbaum
Country, Powerful, Past
"Lou Hobbs Tonight", www.cnn.com. April 26, 2006.

Societies raise their grandest monuments to what their cultures value most highly. As the tallest buildings in a city noted for tall buildings, the Twin Towers of the World Trade Center were certainly monumental.

Michael Mandelbaum
Cities, Towers, Culture
Michael Mandelbaum (2004). “The Ideas That Conquered the World: Peace, Democracy, and Free Markets in the Twenty-First Century”, p.1, PublicAffairs

The United States contributes to peace in both by serving as a buffer between and among regional powers that, while not preparing for armed conflict, do not fully trust one another.

Michael Mandelbaum
United States, Conflict, Preparing

The war on terror, I believe, will be waged by effective intelligence and police work and cruise missiles.

Michael Mandelbaum
War, Believe, Police Work

The world needs a strong America.

Michael Mandelbaum
Strong, America, Needs
Third Presidential Debate between President Obama and Republican nominee Mitt Romney in Boca Raton, Florida, obamawhitehouse.archives.gov. October 22, 2012.

American influence in the world is certainly considerable, but the United States does not control, directly or indirectly, the politics and economics of other societies, as empires have always done, save for a few special cases that turn out to be the exceptions that prove the rule.

Michael Mandelbaum
Special, United States, Doe
Michael Mandelbaum (2009). “The Case for Goliath: How America Acts as the World's Government in the”, p.19, Hachette UK

American foreign policy, for all its shortcomings, has underpinned political stability around the world.

Michael Mandelbaum
Political, World, Stability
"A frugal superpower’s rules" by Michael Mandelbaum, www.japantimes.co.jp. OCtober 20, 2010.

Economic growth is necessary to keep the promise - enormously important to individual Americans - that each generation will have the opportunity to become more prosperous than the preceding one, the popular term for which is 'the American dream.

Michael Mandelbaum
Dream, Opportunity, Growth

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