Quote by Daniel J. Boorstin

Of all the nations in the world, the United States was built in nobody's image. It was the land of the unexpected, of unbounded hope, of ideals, of quest for an unknown perfection. It is all the more unfitting that we should offer ourselves in images. And all the more fitting that the images which we make wittingly or unwittingly to sell America to the world should come back to haunt and curse us.

Of all the nations in the world, the United States was built

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This quote suggests that the United States is a unique and exceptional nation that was not modeled or influenced by any other specific nation or ideology. It was founded on the principles of optimism, limitless possibilities, and the pursuit of an idealistic notion of perfection. The quote contends that it is contradictory and inappropriate for America to try and present itself through created images for the world to consume, as these images may eventually have negative consequences and rebound back to haunt the nation.

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By Daniel J. Boorstin

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