For it is my opinion that we enclose and celebrate the freaks of our n…

John Steinbeck
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For it is my opinion that we enclose and celebrate the freaks of our nation and our civilization. Yellowstone National Park is no more representative of America than is Disneyland. ✨ John Steinbeck (1980). Travels with Charley in Search of America, p.91, Penguin
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For it is my opinion that we enclose and celebrate the freaks of our nation and our civilization. Yellowstone National Park is no more representative of America than is Disneyland. ✨ John Steinbeck (1980). Travels with Charley in Search of America, p.91, Penguin

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