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And so in terms of territorial control, in terms of economic preeminence, the western share of the gross world product is declining as Asian societies in particular develop economically.

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It will take a long time, and certainly the West will remain the dominant civilization well into the next century, but the decline is occurring.

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

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I think clearly the United States, as well as other western nations, should stand by their commitments to human rights and democracy and should try to influence other countries to move in that direction.

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

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Total falsehoods can be easily exposed for what they are by citing exceptions to their claims. Hence, they are less likely to be accepted as the total truth.

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We also thought of ourselves in racial and largely ethnic terms.

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Also, of course, for most of this time most Americans thought of America as a white country with, at best, only a very segregated and subordinate role for blacks.

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The British were white, English, and Protestant, just as we were. They had to have some other basis on which to justify independence, and happily they were able to formulate the inalienable truths set forth in the Declaration.

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The other aspect of American identity worth focusing on is the concept of America as a nation of immigrants. That certainly is a partial truth. But it is often assumed to be the total truth.

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Biography

Nationality: American

Type: Sociologist

Born: April 18th, 1927

Died: December 24th, 2008

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