“The New World Order cannot become a functional reality so long as the United States remains able to go it alone. America is viewed as a potential bull in the China shop. Right now it is safely under control, but the world planners are worried it might break loose in the future. If the American people were to awaken to the realities of world politics and regain control of their government, they would still have the military and economic power to break away.” 

—G. Edward Griffin, The Creature from Jekyll island, 1994