The purpose of the book is to see what happened to America; both to the people in it, and to its relationships with the rest of the world.

By the end of this century, of course, America is the dominant world power, economically and militarily, and it has not only enlarged the freedoms of its own citizens -- which was very circumscribed in 1889 -- but by 1989 it has enlarged the freedoms of millions and millions of people around the world.

I think America has a brilliant future.

Throughout America's young history there has been a necessary tension between the individual and the group.

We're all told that people are busy, and have short attention spans, and yet these stories are so marvelous, and really ought to be read.

America - a great social and economic experiment, noble in motive and far-reaching in purpose