American culture Quote by Harry Beckwith

“Patriotism is most often nothing more but an extension of individual egoism”

— Alexis de Tocqueville

“The problem with being self-centered, as we humans are, is that sometimes we miss the obvious solutions when the effect on us is less…

— Robert J. Crane

“We were all patriotic, but I can’t even conceive of what else we would’ve been, because our entire experience was domestic, interior, American. We”

— Suzy Hansen

“It is, I think, an indisputable fact that Americans are, as Americans, the most self- conscious people in the world, and the most addicted…

— Henry James

“Americans don’t really look at one another when talking. They talk to their reflections. They look at others or themselves only when they think…

— Amy Tan

“Regardless of how dead we feel in a crowd, we cling to the uniquely American assumption that associating is good and necessary and solitude…

— Laurie Helgoe

“Being able to criticize our own certainties is often a painful struggle, demanding some courage as we try to stand back and impartially judge…

— Barry Schwartz

“none of us can stand other people having the same faults as ourselves.”

— Oscar Wilde

“A nationalist encourages us to be our worst, and then tells us that we are the best.”

— Timothy Snyder

“There is a touch of selfishness in everyone. Everyone wants only the best for themselves, in this world or in the hereafter.”

— Mwanandeke Kindembo

“We need a few trusted naysayers in our lives, critics who are willing to puncture our protective bubble of self-justifications and yank us back…

— Carol Tavris

“The tension between people is palpable, and the ideal of what it means to be and look American becomes a preoccupation to folks around…

— Raquel Cepeda