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America Alone: The End of the World As We Know It

Book by Mark Steyn · 13 quotes · Government, Citizens, Social

This book delves into the author's perspective on the future of Western societies, arguing that demographic trends and cultural shifts may lead to the decline of Western influence and values. The author examines various factors contributing to this potential decline and offers predictions about the future of global power dynamics.

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This book delves into the author's perspective on the future of Western societies, arguing that demographic trends and cultural shifts may lead to the decline of Western influence and values. The author examines various factors contributing to this potential decline and offers predictions about the future of global power dynamics.

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“Appeasement is a vote to live in the present tense, to hold the comforts of the moment.”

Moments Comfort Vote Tense Live In The Present Appeasement Present Tense

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“For states in demographic decline with ever more lavish social programs, the question is a simple one: Can they get real? Can they grow up before they grow old? If not, then they'll end their days in societies dominated by people with a very different worldview.”

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“On the Continent and elsewhere in the West, native populations are aging and fading and being supplanted remorselessly by a young Muslim demographic.”

Young Aging West Population Native Elsewhere Continents Fading Demographics

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“[To] the progressive mind, the very concept of "the enemy" is obsolescent: there are no enemies, just friends whose grievances we haven't yet accommodated.”

Mind Enemy Havens Concepts Progressive Grievance Just Friends

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“The trouble with the social-democratic state is that, when government does too much, nobody else does much of anything.”

Doe States Government Social Too Much Trouble Democratic

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“Anything that shifts power from the individual judgment of free citizens to government is a bad thing.”

Government Individual Citizens Judgment Bad Things

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“Unchecked, government social programs are a security threat because they weaken the ultimate line of defense: the free-born citizen whose responsibilities are not subcontracted to the government.”

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“Public interest criteria does not mean criteria that the public decides are in its interest. It means that the elite - via various appointed bodies - decide what the public's interest is for them.”

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“For Al Gore and Paul Ehrlich and Co., whatever the problem, the solution is always the same. Whether it's global cooling, global warming, or overpopulation, we need bigger government, more regulation, higher taxes, and a massive transfer of power from the citizens to some unelected self-perpetuating crisis lobby.”

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“A big chunk of Western civilization, consciously or otherwise, has given the impression that it's dying to surrender to somebody, anybody. Reasonably enough, Islam figures: Hey, why not us?”

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“Americans and other Westerners who want their families to enjoy the blessings of life in a free society should understand that the life we've led since 1945 in the Western world is very rare in human history. Our children are unlikely to enjoy anything so placid, and may well spend their adult years in an ugly and savage world unless we decide that who and what we are is worth defending.”

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“The progressive Left can be in favor of Big Government or population control but not both. The mutual incompatibility is about to plunge Europe into societal collapse. There is no precedent in human history for economic growth on declining human capital - and that's before anyone invented unsustainable welfare systems.”

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“Europe by the end of this century will be a continent after the neutron bomb. The grand buildings will still be standing, but the people who built them will be gone.”

People Stills Ends Liberty Gone Century Building Europe Built Standing Bombs Continents Neutrons

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