America is not only big and rich, it is mysterious; and its… - David Riesman

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America is not only big and rich, it is mysterious; and its capacity for the humorous or ironical concealment of its interests matches that of the legendary inscrutable Chinese.

David Riesman

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David Riesman (September 22, 1909 – May 10, 2002) was a sociologist, attorney, and educator.

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