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The great social adventure of America is no longer the conquest of the wilderness but the absorption of fifty different
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"The great social adventure of America is no longer the conquest of the wilderness but the absorption of fifty different peoples"

- Walter Lippmann

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USA Flag This quote is written / told by Walter Lippmann between September 23, 1889 and December 14, 1974. He/she was a famous Journalist from USA. The author also have 37 other quotes.

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