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“Americans have a penchant for the future and tend to disregard the past.”

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Alan Dundes was a renowned folklorist known for his studies on folk tales, folk narratives, and folk rituals, which had a profound impact on the field of folklore. more

“Well people often ask me how I felt growing up with a father who was a politician and who was often away. But when I'm asked that question I often reflect on my inability really to be able to answer it in any relative sense because I never grew up with a father doing anything else. So I just have no idea what it would be like otherwise.”

People Wells Ideas Would Be Able Asks Father Felt Answers Growing Up Growing Grew Politician Grew Up No Idea Ask Me Relative Inability

Author:Alexander Downer

“If people are concerned about my house and where I live again it's much more of a reflection on them than it is on me.”

People Ifs House Reflection Concerned

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“I hate to spoil my own prospects, but I really don't respect the kiss-and-tell approach to public life at all, not at all.”

Hate My Own Kissing Approach I Hate Spoil Public Life Prospects

Author:Alexander Downer

“I think prime ministers, I actually think Cabinet ministers should be subject to intense scrutiny, I think that's in the public interest, even if some of the allegations made aren't right and so on, and they have to correct the record, it doesn't matter.”

Ifs Thinking Should Made Matter Interest Records Subjects Intense Ministers Prime Prime Minister Cabinets Scrutiny Public Interest Allegations

Author:Alexander Downer

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