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Daniel J(oseph) Boorstin
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"The American experience stirred mankind from discovery to exploration, from the cautious quest for what they knew (or what they thought they knew) was out there, to an enthusiastic reaching to the unknown." -
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Daniel J(oseph) Boorstin
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