#erica

Our flag honors those who have fought to protect it, and is a reminder of the sacrifice of our nation's founders and heroes. As the ultimate icon of America's storied history, the Stars and Stripes represents the very best of this nation. ↗

— Joe Barton

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The American flag is an enduring symbol of liberty, democracy, and justice. It is fitting that the House act to protect it as we approach our nation's birthday, and as our men and women in uniform rally behind it in Iraq's battlefields. ↗

— Joe Barton

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San Francisco is perhaps the most European of all American cities. ↗

— Cecil Beaton

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African Americans make up about 13 percent of the U.S. population but comprise 32 percent of patients treated for kidney failure, giving them a kidney failure rate that is 4.2 times greater than that of white Americans. ↗

— Xavier Becerra

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Diabetes occurs at twice the rate in the African American community as it does in white Americans. ↗

— Xavier Becerra

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I never thought about how I didn't have a cell phone or I'm in 2011. I was just so happy to be able to be a character in the 30s and there are these actresses that I really liked in the 40s, 50s and 60s in American movies that I've seen since I was a little girl. But you don't really think like that when you prepare for a role. ↗

— Berenice Bejo

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America is a country of inventors, and the greatest of inventors are the newspaper men. ↗

— Alexander Graham Bell

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Europe, in legend, has always been the home of subtle philosophical discussion; America was the land of grubby pragmatism. ↗

— Daniel Bell

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I accommodated practically all of the liberation movements, including those of Latin America. ↗

— Ahmed Ben Bella

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I wasn't a visionary but I literally had my finger on the pulse of the women of America. ↗

— Pat Benatar

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