"The innovative spirit was America's strongest attribute, transforming everything into a brave new world, but there lingered an insecurity about the arts."

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"The innovative spirit was America's strongest attribute, transforming everything into a brave new world, but there lingered an insecurity about the arts."

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"America is becoming so educated that ignorance will be a novelty. I will belong to the select few."

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"I like going there for golf. America's one vast golf course these days."

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"With production alone as the goal, industry in North America was dominated by the assembly line, standardization for mass consumption."

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