Partial truths or half-truths are often more insidious than total falsehoods.

Quote by Samuel P Huntington

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But then I came to the conclusion that no, while there may be an immigration...

But then I came to the conclusion that no, while there may be an immigration...

The great problem there is we have to have the cooperation of those other Asian...

The great problem there is we have to have the cooperation of those other Asian...

The other aspect of American identity worth focusing on is the concept of America as...

The other aspect of American identity worth focusing on is the concept of America as...

Mexican immigration poses challenges to our policies and to our identity in a way nothing...

Mexican immigration poses challenges to our policies and to our identity in a way nothing...

They weren't immigrating to some existing society; indeed, they often did whatever they could do...

They weren't immigrating to some existing society; indeed, they often did whatever they could do...

Thus, biologically speaking the American people are literally only half an immigrant people.

Thus, biologically speaking the American people are literally only half an immigrant people.

It will take a long time, and certainly the West will remain the dominant civilization...

It will take a long time, and certainly the West will remain the dominant civilization...

The West hasn't reached its universal state as yet, although its close to it, but...

The West hasn't reached its universal state as yet, although its close to it, but...

In 1920, the West ruled huge amounts of the world.

In 1920, the West ruled huge amounts of the world.

Finally, in my critique of the immigration image of America, it is also important to...

Finally, in my critique of the immigration image of America, it is also important to...

I think clearly the United States, as well as other western nations, should stand by...

I think clearly the United States, as well as other western nations, should stand by...

We really only came around to accepting and integrating the propositional dimension of identity into...

We really only came around to accepting and integrating the propositional dimension of identity into...

Also, of course, for most of this time most Americans thought of America as a...

Also, of course, for most of this time most Americans thought of America as a...

It was one thing to contain the Soviet Union in Europe because Britain, France, and...

It was one thing to contain the Soviet Union in Europe because Britain, France, and...

The British were white, English, and Protestant, just as we were. They had to have...

The British were white, English, and Protestant, just as we were. They had to have...

Well, I think the United States first of all has to recognize the world for...

Well, I think the United States first of all has to recognize the world for...

Total falsehoods can be easily exposed for what they are by citing exceptions to their...

Total falsehoods can be easily exposed for what they are by citing exceptions to their...

The ordinary man looking at a mountain is like an illiterate person confronted with a...

The ordinary man looking at a mountain is like an illiterate person confronted with a...

Falsehood is cowardice, the truth courage.

Falsehood is cowardice, the truth courage.

A man may imagine things that are false, but he can only understand things that...

A man may imagine things that are false, but he can only understand things that...