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The English novels are the only relaxation of the intellectually unemployed. But one should not be too severe on them. They show a want of knowledge t...more

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America had often been discovered before Columbus, but it had always been hushed up.

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America has never quite forgiven Europe for having been discovered somewhat earlier in history than itself.

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(A country where) the young are always ready to give to those who are older than themselves the full benefits of their inexperience.

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America is the only country that went from barbarism to decadence without civilization in between.

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In England, an inventor is regarded almost as a crazy man, and in too many instances, invention ends in disappointment and poverty. In America, an inv...more

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One knows so well the popular idea of health: the English country gentleman galloping after a fox - the unspeakable in full pursuit of the unbeatable.

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Perhaps, after all, America never has been discovered. I myself would say that it had merely been detected.