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Quotes from America: Imagine the World Without Her — Dinesh D'Souza

born 1961 India

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Capitalism works not through coercion or conquest, but through the consent of the consumer.

America: Imagine the World Without Her (2014)

Imagine the unimaginable... What would the world look like if America did not exist?

America: Imagine the World Without Her (2014)

Did America steal the country from the Native Americans? Much of this critique focuses on Columbus and the actions of the Spanish conquistadors. But Columbus never even landed in America. And the actions of the Spanish, that was 150 years before America.

America: Imagine the World Without Her (2014)

The Islamic historian Ibn Khaldūn says that looting is morally preferable to entrepreneurship or trade. Why? Because looting is more manly. In looting, you have to beat the guy in open combat to take his stuff.

America: Imagine the World Without Her (2014)

Slavery existed all over the world. The Egyptians had slaves. The Chinese had slaves. The Africans did. American Indians had slaves long before Columbus. And tragically, slavery continues today in many countries. What's uniquely Western is the abolition of slavery. And what's uniquely American is the fighting of a great war to end it.

America: Imagine the World Without Her (2014)

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Quotes and notes from Wikiquote: Dinesh D'Souza (page history), available under CC BY-SA 4.0.