In the emerging world of ethnic conflict and civilizational clash, Western belief in the universality of Western culture suffers three problems: it is false; it is immoral; and it is dangerous.
Samuel P. HuntingtonIsrael has military capabilities including nuclear weapons, far surpassing any other power in the Middle East, but it's a small country. The rest of the Middle Eastern peoples are Muslim and Israelis are not, so it is hardly in any position to become the leading power.
Samuel P. HuntingtonIt 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. HuntingtonEvery civilization sees itself as the center of the world and writes its history as the central drama of human history.
Samuel P. Huntington