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Quote by James Michener
America is a nation with many flaws, but hopes so vast that only t

America is a nation with many flaws, but hopes so vast that only the cowardly would refuse to acknowledge them. – James Michener

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I love writing. I love the swirl and swing of words as they tangle with human emotions. – James Michener

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An age is called “dark,” not because the light fails to shine but because people refuse to see it. – James Michener

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If you reject the food, ignore the customs, fear the religion and avoid the people, you might better stay home. – James Michener

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America will never be destroyed from the outside. If we falter and lose our freedoms, it will be because we destroyed ourselves. – Abraham Lincoln

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I have fallen in love with American names, the sharp, gaunt names that never get fat. – Stephen Vincent Benet

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One characteristic of Americans is that they have no tolerance at all of anybody putting up with anything. We believe that whatever is going wrong ought to be fixed. – Margaret Mead

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The Constitution of the United States of America, Article V, Section 1: There shall be a National Anthem containing incomprehensible words and a high note that normal humans cannot hit without risk of hernia. – Dave Barry

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