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Henry Louis Gates quote: "Patriotism is best exemplified through auto-critique."

Patriotism is best exemplified through auto-critique.

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Man is the reasoning animal. Such is the claim. Mark Twain
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He stepped off the pavement like a man jumping off a bridge, as calm as a swimmer with an ocean out below. Lucy had known what he was going to do the instant their eyes met. She'd know what he intended because she would have done the very same thing if she'd had his courage. Nothing was going to break his fall. Alice Hoffman
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