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When President Teddy Roosevelt posed for the cameras astride a massive steam shovel during construction of the Panama Canal in 1906, it was more than a simple photo op. Though the scene was clearly staged, it symbolized a crucial moment in American history.

~Alan Huffman

Topics: American American History Cameras Canal Clearly Construction Crucial History Massive Moment More Panama Photo President Roosevelt Scene Shovel Simple Staged Steam Teddy Than Though

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Many Americans have a romanticized view of trains, rooted in a bygone era of elaborately adorned rail cars lit by flickering gas lamps and pulled by smoke-belching steam locomotives.

~Alan Huffman

Topics: American Car Era Flickering Gas Lamps Lit Many Pulled Rail Rooted Steam Trains View

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There is no 'slippery slope' toward loss of liberties, only a long staircase where each step downward must first be tolerated by the American people and their leaders.

~Alan K. Simpson

Topics: American American People Downward Each First Leaders Liberties Long Loss Must Only People Slippery Slippery Slope Slope Staircase Step Tolerated Toward Where

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Reagan didn't put anything off the table, if he felt it was for the good of the American people to tweak the tax system.

~Alan K. Simpson

Topics: American American People Anything Felt Good He Off People Put Reagan System Table Tax Tax System Tweak

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I knew Bobby Dylan back in the days when he lived in the village. He used to come and see me and sing songs for me, saying they ought to go into my next collected book on American folk music.

~Alan Lomax

Topics: American Back Bobby Book Collected Come Days Dylan Folk Folk Music Go He Knew Lived Me Music Next Ought Saying See Sing Songs Used Village

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There's nothing that could get me interested in Hollywood again. And, increasingly, there's nothing that could get me interested in the American comics industry again.

~Alan Moore

Topics: Again American Comics Could Get Hollywood Increasingly Industry Interested Me Nothing

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Ford is committed to building a sustainable future for the benefit of all Americans, and we believe Ford is on the right path to achieve this vision.

~Alan Mulally

Topics: Achieve All Americans American Believe Benefit Building Committed Ford Future Path Right Right Path Sustainable Vision

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Our national debt poses a threat to all Americans and is particularly troublesome both for well-established businesses and for those seeking to enter into the marketplace.

~Alan Patricof

Topics: All Americans American Both Businesses Debt Enter Marketplace National National Debt Our Particularly Poses Seeking Those Threat Troublesome

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All American consumers have the same needs - to buy great consumer products, with savings and value, and with the convenience of easy delivery.

~Alan Patricof

Topics: American Buy Consumer Consumers Convenience Delivery Easy Great Needs Products Same Savings Value

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I think multicamera comedy is a much-maligned American art form.

~Alan Ruck

Topics: American Art Art Form Comedy Form Think I Think

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