"America is the country where you can buy a lifetime supply of aspirin For one dollar and use it up in two weeks"
- John Barrymore
About this Quote
This quote by John Barrymore speaks with the idea of the American Dream. It suggests that in America, you can achieve a great deal with really little. The concept of being able to buy a life time supply of aspirin for only one dollar is a metaphor for the idea that in America, you can achieve a great deal with really little. The idea that you can consume the aspirin in 2 weeks suggests that the American Dream is short lived and that it can be eliminated just as rapidly as it was achieved. This quote talks to the idea that in America, you can attain a great deal with extremely little, but it likewise implies that it can be removed just as rapidly. This quote is a suggestion that the American Dream is not guaranteed and that it can be taken away just as rapidly as it was accomplished.
This quote is written / told by John Barrymore between February 15, 1882 and May 29, 1942. He was a famous Actor from USA.
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