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In the middle of the nineteenth century, the United States embarked on a new relationship with death, entering into a civil war that proved bloodier than any other conflict in American history, a war that would presage the slaughter of World War I's Western Front and the global carnage of the twentieth century.

~Drew Gilpin Faust

Topics: American American History Any Century Civil Civil War Conflict Death Embarked Entering Front Global History Middle New Nineteenth Nineteenth Century Other Proved Relationship Slaughter States Than Twentieth Twentieth Century United United States War Western World World War Would

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The American Civil War produced carnage that has often been thought reserved for the combination of technological proficiency and inhumanity characteristic of a later time.

~Drew Gilpin Faust

Topics: American Been Characteristic Civil Civil War Combination Inhumanity Later Often Produced Proficiency Reserved Technological Thought Time War

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Since the middle of the twentieth century, our understanding of the American past has been revolutionized, in no small part because of our altered conceptions of the place of race in the nation's history.

~Drew Gilpin Faust

Topics: Altered American Because Been Century History Middle Nation Our Part Past Place Race Since Small Small Part Twentieth Twentieth Century Understanding

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We are in an international marketplace for talent, and American colleges and universities need to be able to attract students and faculty from around the world if we want to sustain our excellence.

~Drew Gilpin Faust

Topics: Able American Around Attract Colleges Excellence Faculty International Marketplace Need Our Students Sustain Talent Universities Want World

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I have a hard problem, being some part Native American - being a Christian: do you get burned, do you get cremated, do you get - let the sharks eat you? How do you die?

~Duane Chapman

Topics: American Being Burned Christian Die Eat Get Hard How Native Native American Part Problem Sharks Some You

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I'm Native American, so it's in my blood to always want brothers and friends. I'm a good brotherhood guy.

~Duane Chapman

Topics: Always American Blood Brotherhood Brothers Friends Good Guy Native Native American Want

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It takes more than just walking across the border to become an American citizen. It's what's in our souls.

~Duncan D. Hunter

Topics: Across American American Citizen Become Border Citizen Just Just Walking More Our Souls Takes Than Walking

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I think the American people have been surprised by the enthusiasm with which the Iraqis have taken to elections and politics.

~Duncan Hunter

Topics: American American People Been Elections Enthusiasm Iraqis People Politics Surprised Taken Think Which I Think

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My stepmom's from Somalia, my baby sister is African American, my dad was always English, I'm a white man... You may have noticed.

~Duncan Jones

Topics: African African American Always American Baby Dad English Man May Noticed Sister Somalia White You

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For me as an American, the most painful aspect of this is that I believe that that administration has taken the events of 9/11 and has manipulated the grief of the country and I think that's reprehensible.

~Dustin Hoffman

Topics: Administration American Aspect Believe Country Events Grief Manipulated Me Most Painful Reprehensible Taken Think I Think I Believe I Believe That

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