“I don't know much about Americanism, but it's a damn good word with which to carry an election.”

Actually an exchange between journalist Talcott Williams and Sen. Boies Penrose (1919)
What is Americanism?
Damn if I know, but it's going to be a damn good word with which to carry an election.
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