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		chrischen on Jan 11, 2010 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: How America Can Rise Again I actually think most Americans are common sense Americans, but when you consider everyone as a crowd, the individual traits and intelligence is lost. You single a guy out and he/she'll tell you an awesome plan to get America back on its feet. You ask a crowd to give a suggestion and it's silence or bickering.

Xichekolas on Jan 11, 2010 [–]

"Insanity in individuals is something rare - but in groups, parties, nations and epochs, it is the rule."

Friedrich Nietzsche

Jach on Jan 11, 2010 | [–]

This from a man who had a mental breakdown and was probably at least a little insane before then. ;)

michael_dorfman on Jan 11, 2010 | | [–]

Yeah, but he recognized the rarity of his situation.

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