One might enumerate the items of high civilization, as it exists in other countries, which are absent from the texture of American life, until it should become a wonder to know what was left.

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This quote suggests that when comparing the levels of civilization in other countries to the American way of life, one might be amazed at what is missing or lacking in American society. It implies that there are certain elements of high civilization present elsewhere that are noticeably absent in American culture, leading one to question what has been overlooked or disregarded in the American way of living.

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