Americans Live

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    “The Americans have many virtues, but they have not Faith and Hope. I know no two words whose meaning is more lost sight of.”
    —Ralph Waldo Emerson (1803–1882)

    “How can I live among this gentle
    absolescent breed of heroes, and not weep?
    Unicorns, almost,
    for they are falling into two legends
    in which their stupidity and chivalry
    are celebrated. Each, fool and herb, will be an immortal.”
    —Keith Douglas (1920–1944)