Sick Thoughts—J-Bottum, page

Of the famed Reagan wit, there is plenty: “No wonder Gromyko describes negotiations as ‘business-like & useful.’ Translated from the Russian, that means, ‘Uncle Sam has been skinned again.’” And there is considerable humility. Asks Reagan, “What should the United Nations’ duty be to people who are subjected to vicious and inhumane torture?” (He is thinking now about that eternally vexing question: Africa.) “I must confess I don’t know the answer.” But Reagan dwells on the matter with utmost care, and power.

And then there is that patriotism, a patriotism that seems to make the country new again: “Every once in a while, all of us native-born Americans should make it a point to have a conversation with one who is an American by choice. They have a perspective on this country we can never have. They can do a lot to firm up our resolve to be free for another 200 yrs.”

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Of the famed Reagan wit, there is plenty: “No wonder Gromyko describes negotiations as ‘business-like & useful.’ Translated from the Russian, that means, ‘Uncle Sam has been skinned again.’” And there is considerable humility. Asks Reagan, “What should the United Nations’ duty be to people who are subjected to vicious and inhumane torture?” (He is thinking now about that eternally vexing question: Africa.) “I must confess I don’t know the answer.” But Reagan dwells on the matter with utmost care, and power.

And then there is that patriotism, a patriotism that seems to make the country new again: “Every once in a while, all of us native-born Americans should make it a point to have a conversation with one who is an American by choice. They have a perspective on this country we can never have. They can do a lot to firm up our resolve to be free for another 200 yrs.”