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The coast of British Columbia was one of the three chief centers of aboriginal America. ↗

— Ellsworth Huntington

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Again and again, to be sure, on the way to America, and under many other circumstances, man has passed through the most adverse climates and has survived, but he has flourished and waxed strong only in certain zones. ↗

— Ellsworth Huntington

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In America the most widespread type of forest is the evergreen coniferous woodland of the north. ↗

— Ellsworth Huntington

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In fact, the history of North America has been perhaps more profoundly influenced by man's inheritance from his past homes than by the physical features of his present home. ↗

— Ellsworth Huntington

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It seems strange that almost no other traces of the strong vikings are found in America. ↗

— Ellsworth Huntington

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Year by year we are learning that in this restless, strenuous American life of ours vacations are essential. ↗

— Ellsworth Huntington

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Also, of course, for most of this time most Americans thought of America as a white country with, at best, only a very segregated and subordinate role for blacks. ↗

— Samuel P. Huntington

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Finally, in my critique of the immigration image of America, it is also important to know that we're not only a nation of immigrants, but we are in some part a nation of emigrants, which often gets neglected. ↗

— Samuel P. Huntington

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The other aspect of American identity worth focusing on is the concept of America as a nation of immigrants. That certainly is a partial truth. But it is often assumed to be the total truth. ↗

— Samuel P. Huntington

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For those of us who have lived abroad and seen our nation in a highly competitive 21st century, and kind of see where this world is going - unless we are able to strengthen our core, we're going to see the end of the American century. And that is totally unacceptable. ↗

— Jon Huntsman, Jr.

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