“Amid the welter of vague political abstractions ... where meanings shift so quickly and so subtly, not only following changes of thought, but often manipulated artificially by political practitioners so as to obscure, expand, or distort ... a certain broad consistency in its relations to other kindred terms is the nearest approach to definition which such a term as Imperialism admits. Nationalism, internationalism, colonialism, its three closest congeners, are equally elusive, equally shifty, and the changeful overlapping of all four demands the closest vigilance.” PoliticalCertainThreeTermFourDemandApproachRelationDefinitionsFollowingNationalismBroadsColonialismClosestConsistencyVagueObscureImperialismAbstractionElusiveVigilanceKindredOverlappingInternationalism Author:J. Allan Hobson
“Followers of another political party tell us that we will strengthen ourselves by ignoring our history, our traditions, our mythologies, our culture and vision, and by following the American way.” WayPoliticalCulturePartyVisionTraditionFollowingMythologyFollowersPolitical Parties Author:B. W. Powe
“Fashion has a political role insofar as following it can give you the impression to belonging to a certain social group or a private club.” GivingPoliticalCertainSocialRolesGroupsFashionFollowingClubsImpressionBelongingSocial Groups Author:Carine Roitfeld