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The West won the world not by the superiority of its ideas or values or religion […] but rather by its superiority in applying organized violence. Westerners often forget this fact; non-Westerners never do.


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Author Bio


  • NameSamuel P. Huntington
  • Descriptionpolitical philosopher from the United States
  • AliasesSamuel Phillips Huntington
  • BornApril 18, 1927
  • DiedDecember 24, 2008
  • CountryUnited States Of America
  • ProfessionPhilosopher; Geopolitician; Political Scientist; Writer
  • WorksThe Third Wave: Democratization In The Late Twentieth Century
  • AwardsGuggenheim Fellowship