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"Americans are overreachers overreaching is the most admirable of the many American excesses."

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"A society that thinks the choice between ways of living is just a choice between equally eligible 'lifestyles' turns universities into academic cafeterias offering junk food for the mind."

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"Football incorporates the two worst elements of American society violence punctuated by committee meetings."

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"Football is a mistake. It combines the two worst elements of American life. Violence and committee meetings."

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"It is extraordinary how extraordinary the ordinary person is."

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"Sports serve society by providing vivid examples of excellence."

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