The vast majority of Americans are good: the mothers and fathers, the working people, the children, the vast overwhelming majority — millions and mil… - John Wooden

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The vast majority of Americans are good: the mothers and fathers, the working people, the children, the vast overwhelming majority — millions and millions and millions. A small, small percentage are otherwise. They get the attention. But we mustn’t forget the tremendous good we have within us as a people. I have a very positive opinion of America and our citizens. My opinion of the media and what they try to tell us about ourselves is perhaps not quite as high (although there, too, the majority of them are good and mean well). The media play up what’s wrong more than what’s right, and most of what we have is right. As we work to correct what is wrong, we must always keep in mind all the things that are right with America and Americans.