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"It's easy to deprecate some of the puffery and jingoism that often go with affirmations of 'American..." — Bret Stephens
It's easy to deprecate some of the puffery and jingoism that often go with affirmations of 'American greatness.' It's also easy to confuse greatness with perfection, as if evidence of our shortcomings is proof of our mediocrity.
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