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I don't know why it is we are in such a hurry to get up when we fall down. You might think we would lie there and rest for a while.
America traditionally represents the greatest possibility of someone's going from nothing to something. Why? In theory, if not practice, the government stays out of the way and lets individuals take risks and reap rewards or accept the consequences of failure. We call this capitalism - or, at least,
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