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My father grew up in an era when to be an American - a white American, at least - was to be yourself. In some respects, his generation was more ignorant, complacent, self-centered and parochial than mine.
William T. Vollmann
William T. Vollmann
William T. Vollmann
Born: Jul 28, 1959

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Generation, Yourself, Father, Be Yourself, White, Complacent, Mine, Respects, Some, More, Parochial, Self-Centered, Least, Era, His, Up, Than, American, Grew, Ignorant

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