America is not only big and rich, it is mysterious; and its capacity for the humorous or ironical concealment of its interests matches that of the legendary inscrutable Chinese.

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The idea that men are created free and equal is both true and misleading: men...

The idea that men are created free and equal is both true and misleading: men...

Why, I ask, isn't it possible that advertising as a whole is a fantastic fraud,...

Why, I ask, isn't it possible that advertising as a whole is a fantastic fraud,...

Why, I ask, isn't it possible that advertising as a whole is a fantastic fraud,...

Why, I ask, isn't it possible that advertising as a whole is a fantastic fraud,...

If you want to get out of medicine the fullest enjoyment, be students all your...

If you want to get out of medicine the fullest enjoyment, be students all your...

The idea that men are created free and equal is both true and misleading: men...

The idea that men are created free and equal is both true and misleading: men...

America is not only big and rich, it is mysterious; and its capacity for the...

America is not only big and rich, it is mysterious; and its capacity for the...

The Vietnam War required us to emphasize the national interest rather than abstract principles. What...

The Vietnam War required us to emphasize the national interest rather than abstract principles. What...

Some day, following the example of the United States of America, there will be a...

Some day, following the example of the United States of America, there will be a...

We grew up founding our dreams on the infinite promise of American advertising. I still...

We grew up founding our dreams on the infinite promise of American advertising. I still...

You will find the Americans much like the Greeks found the Romans: great, big, vulgar,...

You will find the Americans much like the Greeks found the Romans: great, big, vulgar,...

The surface of American society is covered with a layer of democratic paint, but from...

The surface of American society is covered with a layer of democratic paint, but from...

We want the spirit of America to be efficient; we want American character to be...

We want the spirit of America to be efficient; we want American character to be...

The beef industry has contributed to more American deaths than all the wars of this...

The beef industry has contributed to more American deaths than all the wars of this...

Advertisers, not governments, are the primary censors of media content in the United States today.

Advertisers, not governments, are the primary censors of media content in the United States today.

Being offended is a natural consequence of leaving the house

Being offended is a natural consequence of leaving the house

If violence is wrong in America, violence is wrong abroad. If it is wrong to...

If violence is wrong in America, violence is wrong abroad. If it is wrong to...

New York, the nation's thyroid gland.

New York, the nation's thyroid gland.

Ignorance, inertia and indifference are alive and well in America's newspapers. Minority still equals inferiority...

Ignorance, inertia and indifference are alive and well in America's newspapers. Minority still equals inferiority...

A tremendous number of people in America work very hard at something that bores them....

A tremendous number of people in America work very hard at something that bores them....

The highest glory of the American Revolution was this: it connected in one indissoluble bond...

The highest glory of the American Revolution was this: it connected in one indissoluble bond...

In Amsterdam the water is the mistress and the land the vassal. throughout the city...

In Amsterdam the water is the mistress and the land the vassal. throughout the city...

I think humor is a very serious thing. I use it as a way of...

I think humor is a very serious thing. I use it as a way of...