James Bryce Quote 

"Individualism, the love of enterprise, and the pride in personal freedom,
have been deemed by Americans not only as their choicest,
but their peculiar and exclusive possessions."

by:
James Bryce
(1838-1922)
Source:
The American Commonwealth, 1888
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Reader comments about this quote:
It's ethnocentricity at its best. Keep those blinders on!
 -- Terry Berg, Occidental, CA		 
What does he mean "exclusive?" Aren't other peoples of other nations allowed to possess these same qualities of life? After all, isn't that why Bush took America into war - to provide Iraqis with these same qualities (except he called it democracy)?
 -- john-douglas, nassau		 
Individualism and the love of enterprise will always be staple characteristics of Americans but the pride in personal freedom is quickly becoming stale in this post 911 America.
 -- ks, NY.		 
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