“Earth's biggest country 's gut her soul,
An' risen up earth's greatest nation.”
James Russell Lowell (1819–1891) American poet, critic, editor, and diplomat
No. 7.
The Biglow Papers (1848–1866), Series II (1866)
“The mere fact of being behind in "the greatest country on earth" is enough to constitute a problem for some people.”
Source: Agendas, Alternatives, and Public Policies - (Second Edition), Chapter 5, Problems, p. 111
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