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I believe that blues and jazz are the two uniquely American contributions into music.

~Edgar Winter

Topics: American Believe Blues Contributions Jazz Music Two Uniquely I Believe I Believe That

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I always liked movies like 'American Graffiti' and 'Gregory's Girl.' 'Gregory's Girl' is particularly perfect because it really captures that summer holiday bubble of teenage utopia. Even though it's got a happy ending, there's a feeling that these characters may never see each other again.

~Edgar Wright

Topics: Again Always American Because Bubble Captures Characters Each Ending Even Feeling Girl Got Happy Happy Ending Holiday Like Liked May Movies Never Other Particularly Perfect Really See Summer Teenage Though Utopia

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I would say 'American Werewolf in London' is like an unconventional buddy movie: even if the buddy dies 20 minutes in, he still remains throughout the picture, and their partnership is one of the best things in the movie.

~Edgar Wright

Topics: American Best Buddy Dies Even He Like London Minutes Movie Partnership Picture Remains Say Still Things Throughout Unconventional Werewolf Would

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The man-child in American comedies is always glorified; they never really show the darker side.

~Edgar Wright

Topics: Always American Comedies Darker Glorified Never Really Show Side

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The American landscape has no foreground and the American mind no background.

~Edith Wharton

Topics: American Background Landscape Mind

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In 1787, many Americans were convinced that the 'perpetual union' they had created in winning independence was collapsing. Six years earlier, in the Articles of Confederation, the thirteen state governments had surrendered extensive powers to a congress of delegates from each state legislature.

~Edmund Morgan

Topics: American Articles Collapsing Confederation Congress Convinced Created Each Earlier Extensive Governments Had Independence Legislature Many Perpetual Powers Six State State Governments Thirteen Union Were Winning Years

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The American Revolution was carried out in the name of the people, and it was supposedly 'We, the people,' who created the government that Americans still live under.

~Edmund Morgan

Topics: American American Revolution Carried Created Government Live Name Out People Revolution Still Supposedly Who

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The American world had - seemingly, at least - become a Jeffersonian world by the election of 1800, which placed Thomas Jefferson in the presidency. Jefferson had been Hamilton's rival in the new government's early years, and Hamilton has figured in the public memory almost as much for that rivalry as for his positive achievements.

~Edmund Morgan

Topics: Achievements Almost American Become Been Early Early Years Election Figured Government Had Hamilton His Jefferson Least Memory Much New Placed Positive Presidency Public Rival Rivalry Seemingly Thomas Thomas Jefferson Which World Years

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Thomas Paine, so celebrated and so despised as he traveled through the critical events of his time, has long appealed to biographers. Paine was present at the creation both of the United States and of the French Republic. His eloquence, in the pamphlet 'Common Sense,' propelled the American colonists toward independence.

~Edmund Morgan

Topics: American Appealed Both Celebrated Colonists Common Common Sense Creation Critical Despised Eloquence Events French He His Independence Long Pamphlet Present Republic Sense States Thomas Through Time Toward Traveled United United States

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The preoccupation of American historical and literary scholars with the New England Puritans must seem to outsiders like an obsession.

~Edmund Morgan

Topics: American England Historical Like Literary Must New New England Obsession Outsiders Preoccupation Puritans Scholars Seem

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