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Quote by Arnold Toynbee
America is a large friendly dog in a small room. Every time it wag

America is a large friendly dog in a small room. Every time it wags its tail it knocks over a chair. – Arnold Toynbee

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We have been god-like in the planned breeding of our domesticated plants, but rabbit-like in the unplanned breeding of ourselves. – Arnold Toynbee

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What the people want is very simple. They want an America as good as its promise. – Barbara Jordan

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