Quote by Walt Whitman

The genius of the United States is not best or most in its executives or legislatures, nor in its ambassadors or authors or colleges, or churches, or parlors, nor even in its newspapers or inventors, but always most in the common people.

The genius of the United States is not best or most in its e

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This quote by Walt Whitman highlights that the true brilliance of the United States does not lie solely in its leaders, institutions, or prominent figures, but in the everyday people. Whitman suggests that the common people possess the real genius, creativity, and potential that drives the progress, success, and greatness of the nation. Beyond the influence of governmental bodies, intellectual elites, or influential platforms, it is the innovation, tenacity, and contributions of the ordinary citizens that form the true essence and strength of a nation like the United States.

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