With the supermarket as our temple and the singing commercial as our litany, are we likely to fire the world with an irresistible vision of America's exalted purpose and inspiring way of life?

America is a large, friendly dog in a very small room. Every time it wags its tail, it knocks over a chair.

There isn't a single human characteristic that can be safely labeled as "American."

We Americans worship the almighty dollar! Well, it is a worthier god than Heredity Privilege.

We [Americans] are the lavishest and showiest and most luxury-loving people on the earth; and at our masthead we fly one true and honest symbol, the gaudiest flag the world has ever seen.

It is ironic that a nation that has never experienced a coup d'etat should be so obsessed with the idea of conspiracy.

The American vice is explanation.

His mentality was one that had been remarked upon as being peculiarly American since the nation had been born-the restless, erratic insight and imagination of a gadgeteer.

Whatever else an American believes or disbelieves about himself, he is absolutely sure he has a sense of humor.

America is now liberty-conscious. In a single generation it has progressed from being toothbrush-conscious, to being air-minded, to being liberty-conscious.