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“It was one of the great livery-stableman's most masterly intuitions to have discovered that Americans want to get away from amusement even more quickly than they want to get to it.” Edith Wharton, “The Age of Innocence” - 1920

“That the American, by temperament, worked to excess, was true; work and whiskey were his stimulants; work was a form of vice; but he never cared much for money or power after he earned them.” Henry Adams, “The Education of Henry Adams” - 1906

“The true American knew something of the facts, but nothing of the feelings; he read the letter, but he never felt the law.” Henry Adams, “The Education of Henry Adams” - 1906

“I’m a bit retarded, like most Americans.” Henry Miller, “Tropic of Cancer” - 1934

“Americans, while occasionally willing to be serfs, have always been obstinate about being peasantry.” F. Scott Fitzgerald, “The Great Gatsby” - 1925

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