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Quote by G.K. Chesterton
There is nothing the matter with Americans except their ideals. Th

There is nothing the matter with Americans except their ideals. The real American is all right; it is the ideal American who is all wrong. – G.K. Chesterton

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Art consists of limitation. The most beautiful part of every picture is the frame. – G.K. Chesterton

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When we were children we were grateful to those who filled our stockings at Christmas time. Why are we not grateful to God for filling our stockings with legs? – G.K. Chesterton

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The Bible tells us to love our neighbors, and also to love our enemies; probably because they are generally the same people. – G.K. Chesterton

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The surface of American society is covered with a layer of democratic paint, but from time to time one can see the old aristocratic colors breaking through. – Alexis de Tocqueville

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God bless the USA, so large, so friendly, and so rich. – W. H. Auden

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What this country needs is more free speech worth listening to. – Hansell B. Duckett

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America is a vast conspiracy to make you happy. – John Updike

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