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In known history, nobody has had such capacity for altering the universe than the people of the United States of America

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"In known history, nobody has had such capacity for altering the universe than the people of the United States of America. And nobody has gone about it in such an aggressive way"

- Alan Watts

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This quote is written / told by Alan Watts between January 6, 1915 and November 16, 1973. He/she was a famous Philosopher from England. The author also have 41 other quotes.

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