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> [America is not only big and rich, it is mysterious; and its capacity for the humorous or ironical concealment of its interests matches that of the legendary inscrutable Chinese.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-riesman/america-is-not-only-big-and-rich-it-is-mysterious-and-its-capacity/)

[David Riesman](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/david-riesman/)

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