America, which has the most glorious present still existing in the wor…

Anne Morrow Lindbergh
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America, which has the most glorious present still existing in the world today, hardly stops to enjoy it, in her insatiable appetite for the future. ✨ Anne Morrow Lindbergh (2010). Gift from the Sea, p.124, Random House
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America, which has the most glorious present still existing in the world today, hardly stops to enjoy it, in her insatiable appetite for the future. ✨ Anne Morrow Lindbergh (2010). Gift from the Sea, p.124, Random House

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