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To: BigFinn

Agreed. I also like this quote: “America is great because America is good. If America ceases to be good, it will cease to be great.” Alexis de Tocqueville


5 posted on 11/09/2012 2:17:12 AM PST by goodn'mad
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To: goodn'mad

Here is the full quote: I sought for the greatness and genius of America in her commodious harbors and her ample rivers - and it was not there . . . in her fertile fields and boundless forests and it was not there . . . in her rich mines and her vast world commerc - and it was not there . . . in her democratic Congress and her matchless Constitution - and it was not there. Not until I went into the churches of America and heard her pulpits flame with righteousness did I understand the secret of her genius and power. America is great because she is good, and if America ever ceases to be good, she will cease to be great.


6 posted on 11/09/2012 2:21:58 AM PST by goodn'mad
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