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" As for civil liberties, any one who is not vigilant may one day find himself living, if not in a police state, at least in a police city. "

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" The United States is the only civilized country in the world to class its teachers at the bottom of the social scale. "

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" Americans are future-minded to the point of obsession. We are impatient at living in the present. Tomorrow is bound to be better... next year, next century, always what might be rather than what is. This trait in us makes for 'progress;' it also makes for a continuing dissatisfaction. "

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