Henry Adams's Quote - American society is a sort of flat, fresh-water pond which absorbs

Quote by Henry Adams

American society is a sort of flat, fresh-water pond which absorbs

American society is a sort of flat, fresh-water pond which absorbs silently, without reaction, anything which is thrown into it. – Henry Adams

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Unintelligible answers to insoluble problems. – Henry Adams

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