The greatness of a nation is in its symbols, its gestures, in doing things that are unprecedented. It’s why… — Jaroslav Kalfar
The greatness of a nation is in its symbols, its gestures, in doing things that are unprecedented. It’s why the Americans are falling behind—they built a nation on the idea of doing new things, and now they’d rather sit and pray that the world won’t make them adapt too much.
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