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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I do not believe in a fate that falls on men however they act; but I do believe in a fate that falls on man unless they act. – G.K. Chesterton

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And when it rains on your parade, look up rather than down. Without the rain, there would be no rainbow. – G.K. Chesterton

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America is a mistake, a giant mistake. – Sigmund Freud

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The freedom we have in America is like breathing in an entire open field of fresh air all at once. Sometimes too much air can be stifling. – Amali Ryvre, 2007

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No one ever went broke underestimating the taste of the American public. – H.L. Mencken

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I love America more than any other country in this world; and, exactly for this reason, I insist on the right to criticize her perpetually. – James Baldwin

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