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You go to college not only for the latest knowledge but also to meet people from different backgrounds. That's the genius of the American higher-education system compared with the Europeans'. We don't simply skim the elite. ↗

— Donna Shalala

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We can not continue to allow this over reliance on government to replace the cornerstone institution that has made the American experience possible. ↗

— Marco Rubio

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When was the last time you heard news accounts of a boatload of American refugees arrive on the shores of another country? ↗

— Marco Rubio

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I'm a kid who grew up in an all African-American neighborhood and got into schools and aspired to just be me, and didn't worry about labels or anything. Just wanted to be a success at what I did. ↗

— Darius Rucker

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The name 'reservation' has a negative connotation among Native Americans - an intern camp of sorts. ↗

— John Russell

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If there's an enduring theme in my work, it's probably the effects of class on American life. ↗

— Richard Russo

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So, if I were arrested or if I were killed, then after me the issues that American fears about me wouldn't exist anymore - and I couldn't tell you what those issues are. ↗

— Muqtada al Sadr

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The main reason for the armed resistance is the American military presence. ↗

— Muqtada al Sadr

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The noun phrase straw man, now used as a compound adjective as in 'straw-man device, technique or issue,' was popularized in American culture by 'The Wizard of Oz.' ↗

— William Safire

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All of the books in the world contain no more information than is broadcast as video in a single large American city in a single year. Not all bits have equal value. ↗

— Carl Sagan

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