We should freely take from every other nation whatever we can make of use, but we should adopt and develop to our own peculiar needs what we thus take, and never be content merely to copy.
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Where these words come from
- 95% sureThese words were traced back to where they first appeared. That source is listed below.
- Americanism, address to the Knights of Columbus; source text line 63
- Americanism, address to the Knights of Columbus; source text line 63
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