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Americans are uneasy with their possessions, guilty about power, all of which is difficult for Europeans to perceive bec

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"Americans are uneasy with their possessions, guilty about power, all of which is difficult for Europeans to perceive because they are themselves so truly materialistic, so versed in the uses of power"

- Joan Didion

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This quote is written / told by Joan Didion somewhere between December 5, 1934 and today. He/she was a famous Author from USA. The author also have 28 other quotes.

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