What really swings is the music of the United States, Cuba, the Caribbean and vicinity, and, of course, Brazil. The rest is all waltzes.

The United States has written the white history of the United States. It now needs to write the black, Latino, Indian, Asian and Caribbean history of the United States.

The historical problem of the United States is to admit that it is a multiracial and multi-ethnic nation.

With one track in the United States, we're at a distinct disadvantage when we go up against the rest of the world.

The United States is very good at understanding itself, and very bad at understanding others.

It devolves upon the United States to help to motorize the world.