| The Columbia World of Quotations. 1996. |
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| NUMBER: | 24155 |
| QUOTATION: | What the United States does best is to understand itself. What it does worst is understand others. |
| ATTRIBUTION: | Carlos Fuentes (b. 1928), Mexican novelist, shortstory writer. Time (London, June 16, 1986). |
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| | | The Columbia World of Quotations. Copyright © 1996 Columbia University Press. |
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