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When the Promise of American life is conceived as a national ideal, whose fulfillment is a matter of artful and laborious work, the effect thereof is substantially to identify the national purpose with the social problem. ↗

— Herbert Croly

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Martin Luther King, Jr. didn't carry just a piece of cloth to symbolize his belief in racial equality; he carried the American flag. ↗

— Adrian Cronauer

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The discussion of ideas as opposed to the American narcissistic obsession with what's going on with the self, that's the general thing people are talking about. ↗

— Stanley Crouch

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Steve McQueen was from a time when you didn't know every little dirty thing about our public figures. He and James Dean were very mysterious, archetypal American heroes. ↗

— Sheryl Crow

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It wasn't easy to adopt an American child. Actually it's quite simple, but finding out how to do it was the hard part. ↗

— Nia Vardalos

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For years, we've grown dependant on American consumers as the world's spenders of last resort. They've kept Europe out of recession, allowed China to industrialise, and prevented global deflation. But at the same time, they've not been looking after their own futures. ↗

— Evan Davis

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You know that I am living proof that the American Dream is real. Growing up, our congressman cut through government bureaucratic red tape to help my mom buy our first house. That's the kind of congressman I'll be. ↗

— Geoff Davis

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I love stories that give me a perspective on how easy American life has become in the 21st century. ↗

— Hope Davis

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Unlike other peoples the United States found their origin in a deliberate act of corporate self-assertion, and ever since the Revolution every little American has been taught to associate himself personally with this creative act. ↗

— Christopher Dawson

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I want to find the candidates who understand the principles of American exceptionalism and have the character, the courage, and the confidence to actually lead the greatest nation in the world. ↗

— Jim DeMint

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