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It is one of the major tragedies that nothing is more discomforting than the hearty affection of the Old Friends who never were friends.

Sinclair Lewis

Intellectually I know that America is no better than any other country.
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Better Country Intellectual Know Other
To be ‘intellectual’ or ‘artistic’ or, in their own word, to be ‘highbrow,’ is to be priggish and of dubious virtue.
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Artistic Dubious Highbrow Intellectual Lord Own Priggish Virtue
Indians, of course, have no “theology,” and indeed no word for the system of credulity in which the white priests arrange for God, who must be entirely bewildered by it, a series of excuses for his failures.
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Arrange Country Course Cruelty God Indeed Must Priest System Theology
The game (baseball)was a custom of his clan, and it gave outlet for the homicidal and sides-taking instincts which Babbitt called “patriotism” and “love of sport.”
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Basketball Bbbit Call Clan Custom Game Gave Homicidal Instinct Outlet Patriotism Side
It is impossible to discourage the real writers – they don’t give a damn what you say, they’re going to write.
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Dam Discourage Go Impossible Real Say Writer
We have the plans for a Utopia already made; just wiser than you.’ For ten thousand years they’ve said that. We want our Utopia now — and we’re going to try our hands at it.
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Already Go Hand Made Plan Thousand Utpoi Want Wiser Year
He loved the people just as much as he feared and detested persons.
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Detest Fear Just Love Much People Person
There are two insults which no human being will endure: The assertion that he hasn’t a sense of humor, and the doubly impertinent assertion that he has never known trouble.
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Assertion Being Endure Human Humor Imperlinent Insult Sense
There are so many people in the world who are eager to do for you things that you do not wish done, provided only that you will do for them things that you don’t wish to do.
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Do Done Eager Many People Provide So Them Thing Will World
Don’t be a writer. Writing is an escape from something. You be a scientist.
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Escape Scientist Something Writer
if men and women would be human beings instead of just business men, or plumbers, or army officers, or commuters, or educators, or authors, or clubwomen, or traveling salesmen, or Socialists, or Republicans, or Salvation Army leaders, or wearers of cloths.
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Army Being Business Commuter Human Leader Men Officer Plumber Rotary Salesmen Salvation Travel Wearers
I must say I’m not very fond of oratory that’s so full of energy it hasn’t any room for facts.
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Energy Fact Fond Full Must Oratory Room Very
Curiously, neither God nor the devil may wear modern dress, but must retain Grecian vestments.
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Curiosity Devil Dress God Grecian Modern Neither Retain Vestment Wear
With your great experience, don’t you honest, cross-your-heart, think that perhaps-just maybe-when a country has gone money-mad, like all our labor unions and workmen, with their propaganda to hoist income taxes.
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Experience Gone Great Heart Honest Income Maybe Money Perhaps Propaganda Tax Union
Paris is one of the largest, and certainly it is the pleasantest, of modern American cities.
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Certainty City Country Largest Modern One Pair Pleasentest
And that the pastor’s sermons, however dull they might seem at the time of taking, yet had a voodooistic power which ‘did a fellow good– kept him in touch with Higher Things.
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Fellow Good Higher might Power Seem Semon Thing Time Touch

It is one of the major tragedies that nothing is more discomforting than the hearty affection of the Old Friends who never were friends.

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