America is a vast conspiracy to make you happy.

John Updike

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Topic

America

Author

John Updike

Medium

Short story

Language

English

Time

1972 1970s 20th century

Occupation

Novelist Writer

From

United States

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Original Citation

Updike, John. "How to Love America and Leave It at the Same Time." The New Yorker, 19 Aug. 1972.

Current Citation

Updike, John. "How to Love America and Leave It at the Same Time." Problems and Other Stories. Knopf, 1979.

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We ourselves feel that what we are doing is just a drop in the ocean. But if that drop was not in the ocean, I think the ocean would be less because of that missing drop.

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Topic
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Author

Mother Teresa
Source
A Gift for God
Genre
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Language
English
Time
1975 1970s 20th century
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Another quote about America

God bless America,
Land that I love,
Stand beside her and guide her
Through the night with a light from above.

From the mountains to the prairies,
To the oceans white with foam,
God bless America,
My home sweet home.

Irving Berlin

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Topic
America

Author

Irving Berlin
Source
God Bless America
Medium
Song
Genre
Great American songbook
Language
English
Time
1938 1930s 20th century
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Citation

Berlin, Irving. God Bless America. Irving Berlin Inc., 1939.