#erica

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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The American President resembles the commander of a ship at sea. He must have a helm to grasp, a course to steer, a port to seek. ↗

— Henry Adams

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We made air attacks on the Japanese anchorage, sinking and damaging several vessels. However, the Japanese were alerted to the fact that American carriers were nearby. ↗

— Jack Adams

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America does not go abroad in search of monsters to destroy. ↗

— John Quincy Adams

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American movies are often very good at mining those great underlying myths that make films robustly travel across class, age, gender, culture. ↗

— Tom Hooper

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If one sees the American Nightmare first and Chainsaw after that, you'll see it in a different kind of light. ↗

— Tobe Hooper

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No greater nor more affectionate honor can be conferred on an American than to have a public school named after him. ↗

— Herbert Hoover

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America - a great social and economic experiment, noble in motive and far-reaching in purpose. ↗

— Herbert Hoover

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In America today, we are nearer a final triumph over poverty than is any other land. ↗

— Herbert Hoover

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I came here in 1974 to do a play, and then I went to L.A. I really like living in America. I feel more at home here than anywhere else. ↗

— Anthony Hopkins

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