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In the midst of applying for American citizenship, of finally attempting to get my presidents in a row, I felt it incumbent upon myself to explore the national psyche in every way. Hamish Bowles

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Americans have a profound longing for heroes - now perhaps more than ever. We need our explorers, our sports icons, our Medal of Freedom winners, our Nobel laureates. We need our Greatest Generation warriors, our 'Sully' Sullenbergers, our Neil Armstrongs. On some level, we still subscribe to the myth of the man in the white hat. Hampton Sides

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When the Americans were trying to conquer the Navajos, they felt this need to capture Canyon de Chelly like it was the Navajo capital. It was a meeting place and a sanctuary of last refuge. To control Canyon de Chelly was to control the Navajo people. Hampton Sides

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Americans are generally decent and fair people with a commitment to sense, but some of us, swept up by our passions, wade too far into a sea of sensibility. Hamza Yusuf

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For Americans I'll always be Israeli, and for Israelis I'll always be American. But I really have no need for definitions. Hani Furstenberg

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Love it or hate it, Obamacare is the law of the land. It was passed by Congress, signed into law by President Obama, declared constitutional by the U.S. Supreme Court and ratified by a majority of Americans, who reelected the president for a second term. Hank Johnson

Because Social Security has not contributed to our debt, Americans should be skeptical of any politician who says that benefits Americans have earned must be reduced in order to address our national debt. Hank Johnson

In American fertility clinics, 75 percent of couples are requesting girls and not boys. Hanna Rosin

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The average American worker gets something like 14 days of paid vacation. In my school, you'd use up ten of those taking care of your kids on teacher professional days, then tack on a couple more for kids getting sick. Hanna Rosin

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American GIs don't fight this unjust immoral and illegal war of Johnson's. Hanoi Hannah

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I remember the Curia said, that's up to the American bishops, not up to Rome. Hans Kung

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Eating local is a relatively new concept in American dining; for the Italians, it's a way of life. Hanya Yanagihara

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In novels, and American novels in particular, it's not just about redemption, it's about forward movement and healing oneself. Americans are very big on getting better. Hanya Yanagihara

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When you ask your white friends what their cultural heritage is, they don't just say white. They give you a math equation. 'Well, I'm a third German and a fourth Irish and one-sixteenth Welsh and one-fortieth Native American for college applications.' Hari Kondabolu

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Being in Harlem on the night of Barack Obama's election was extraordinary. It was the best street party I have ever gone to, and it felt like the period of American history which began with slavery had ended that evening. Hari Kunzru

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The state of New Jersey is really two places - terrible cities and wonderful suburbs. I live in the suburbs, the final battleground of the American dream, where people get married and have kids and try to scratch out a happy life for themselves. It's very romantic in that way, but a bit naive. I like to play with that in my work. Harlan Coben

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I live in the suburbs, the final battleground of the American dream, where people get married and have kids and try to scratch out a happy life for themselves. Harlan Coben

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I'm a great believer in the competitive system, and think that competition will bring us greater innovation and put American industry in information ahead of everyone also. Harold H. Greene

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