As you begin your tour of the United States, you may as well know that one American national trait which irritates many Americans and must be convenient for our critics is that we relentlessly advertise our imperfections.

Quote by Henry Cabot Lodge Jr

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The primary, the fundamental, the essential purpose of the United Nations is to keep peace....

The primary, the fundamental, the essential purpose of the United Nations is to keep peace....

The fact that the talk may be boring or turgid or uninspiring should not cause...

The fact that the talk may be boring or turgid or uninspiring should not cause...

It has been well said that a hungry man is more interested in four sandwiches...

It has been well said that a hungry man is more interested in four sandwiches...

This organization is created to prevent you from going to hell. It isn't created to...

This organization is created to prevent you from going to hell. It isn't created to...

May the United Nations ever be vigilant and potent to defeat the swallowing up of...

May the United Nations ever be vigilant and potent to defeat the swallowing up of...

Membership of the United Nations gives every member the right to make a fool of...

Membership of the United Nations gives every member the right to make a fool of...

It belongs to the imperfection of everything human that man can only attain his desire...

It belongs to the imperfection of everything human that man can only attain his desire...

To banish imperfection is to destroy expression, to check exertion, to paralyze vitality.

To banish imperfection is to destroy expression, to check exertion, to paralyze vitality.

Imperfection is not our personal problem, it is a natural part of existing.

Imperfection is not our personal problem, it is a natural part of existing.

I make mistakes, I know I'm not perfect. That's why I'm thankful for the true...

I make mistakes, I know I'm not perfect. That's why I'm thankful for the true...

Both our senses and our passions are a supply to the imperfection of our nature;...

Both our senses and our passions are a supply to the imperfection of our nature;...

Imperfection clings to a person, and if they wait till they are brushed off entirely,...

Imperfection clings to a person, and if they wait till they are brushed off entirely,...

This is the very perfection of a man, to find out his own imperfections.

This is the very perfection of a man, to find out his own imperfections.

Don't judge me based on my accomplishments but rather my failures. You'd be surprised how...

Don't judge me based on my accomplishments but rather my failures. You'd be surprised how...

Imperfection is an end. Perfection is only an aim.

Imperfection is an end. Perfection is only an aim.

I suspect the secret of personal attraction is locked up in our unique imperfections, flaws...

I suspect the secret of personal attraction is locked up in our unique imperfections, flaws...

When you descant on the faults of others, consider whether you be not guilty of...

When you descant on the faults of others, consider whether you be not guilty of...

Have patience with all things, but chiefly have patience with yourself. Do not lose courage...

Have patience with all things, but chiefly have patience with yourself. Do not lose courage...

I know why families were created with all their imperfections. They humanize you. They are...

I know why families were created with all their imperfections. They humanize you. They are...

God is another name for human intelligence raised above all error and imperfection, and extended...

God is another name for human intelligence raised above all error and imperfection, and extended...