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“Painful as it may be to hear it, there's nothing special about the people of this country that sets them apart from the other people of the world. It is the Bill of Rights, and only the Bill of Rights, that keeps us from becoming the world's biggest banana republic. The moment we forget that, the American Dream is over.”

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Alexander Beresford Hope

Alexander Beresford Hope was a renowned British author and scholar, born on January 25, 1820, and died on October 20, 1887. He is known for his extensive research into Eastern cultures. more

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