The rise of the West is, quite simply, the pre-eminent historical phenomenon of the second half of the second millennium after Christ.
Niall FergusonAmerican Empire- it is an empire that lacks the drive to export its capital, its people and its culture to those backward regions which need them most urgently and which, if they are neglected, will breed the greatest threats to its security. It is an empire, in short, that dare not speak its name. It is an empire in denial.
Niall FergusonAs a teacher, my strategy is to encourage questioning. I'm the least authoritarian professor you'll ever meet.
Niall Ferguson