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title: "4 America Defined Quotes by 4 authors"
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> [The world - and America - has been defined by people who haven't necessarily abided by the laws and the rules. Civil…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rory-kennedy/the-world-and-america-has-been-defined-by-people-who-haven-t/)

[Rory Kennedy](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/rory-kennedy/)

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> [France is a country where life is more than just your job. I feel like, in America, you're defined by your work.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/alexia-landeau/france-is-a-country-where-life-is-more-than-just-your-job-i-feel-like/)

[Alexia Landeau](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/alexia-landeau/)

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> [It's opportunity. It's opportunity, not a check from government - it's opportunity that has always driven America and defined us as Americans.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mitt-romney/it-s-opportunity-it-s-opportunity-not-a-check-from-government-it-s/)

[Mitt Romney](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mitt-romney/)

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> [“The United States of America, as defined in The Constitution thereof, is not a democracy, nor was it ever envisioned as such…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/joseph-befumo/the-united-states-of-america-as-defined-in-the-constitution-thereof/)

[Joseph Befumo](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/joseph-befumo/)

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