"Americans have been conditioned to respect newness, whatever it costs them."

Society, Americans, Respect

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"Americans have been conditioned to respect newness, whatever it costs them."

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"Your water is in the bottles, and my water is in the bucket, but we are brothers? I am collecting garbage, and you are in the bed, but we are sisters? My fingers are broken, and your hands are so soft, but we are family? Your God is like an angel, and my God is like an evil, but we are equal? My stomach is empty, and your stomach is so big, but we are humans?"

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