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America is the only country that went from barbarism to decadence without civilization in between.
America is the only country that went from barbarism to decadence without civilization in between.
America makes prodigious mistakes, America has colossal faults, but one thing cannot be denied: America is always on the move. read more
America makes prodigious mistakes, America has colossal faults, but one thing cannot be denied: America is always on the move. She may be going to Hell, of course, but at least she isn't standing still.
What's right about America is that although we have a mess of problems, we have great capacity - intellect and read more
What's right about America is that although we have a mess of problems, we have great capacity - intellect and resources - to do some thing about them
By the age of six the average child will have completed the basic American education.... From television, the child will read more
By the age of six the average child will have completed the basic American education.... From television, the child will have learned how to pick a lock, commit a fairly elaborate bank holdup, prevent wetness all day long, get the laundry twice as white, and kill people with a variety of sophisticated armaments.
What the United States does best is to understand itself. What it does worst is understand others.
What the United States does best is to understand itself. What it does worst is understand others.
About all I can say for the United States Senate is that it opens with a prayer and closes with read more
About all I can say for the United States Senate is that it opens with a prayer and closes with an investigation.
American consumers have no problem with carcinogens, but they will not purchase any product, including floor wax, that has fat read more
American consumers have no problem with carcinogens, but they will not purchase any product, including floor wax, that has fat in it.
Americans who travel abroad for the first time are often shocked to discover that, despite all the progress that has read more
Americans who travel abroad for the first time are often shocked to discover that, despite all the progress that has been made in the last 30 years, many foreign people still speak in foreign languages
When the Oakies left Oklahoma and moved to California, it raised the I.Q. of both states.
When the Oakies left Oklahoma and moved to California, it raised the I.Q. of both states.