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One characteristic of Americans is that they have no tolerance at

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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Life in the twentieth century is like a parachute jump: you have to get it right the first time. – Margaret Mead

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I must admit that I personally measure success in terms of the contributions an individual makes to her or his fellow human beings. – Margaret Mead

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We have the Bill of Rights. What we need is a Bill of Responsibilities. – Bill Maher

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I hate American simplicity. I glory in the piling up of complications of every sort. If I could pronounce the name James in any different or more elaborate way I should be in favor of doing it. – Henry James

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Americans think of themselves collectively as a huge rescue squad on twenty-four-hour call to any spot on the globe where dispute and conflict may erupt. – Eldridge Cleaver

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The spirit is at home, if not entirely satisfied, in America. – Allan Bloom

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It is good to express a thing twice right at the outset and so to give it a right foot and also a left one. Truth can surely stand on one leg, but with two it will be able to walk and get around. – Friedrich Nietzsche

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When I die, my epitaph should read: She Paid the Bills. Thats the story of my private life. – Gloria Swanson

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Were reclaiming America and restoring honor. I believe we do that with faith, with hope, with charity, and honoring our brothers and our sisters as we honor each other. – Alveda King

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