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Article: The American character.
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- Contemporary Review
- Article date:
- February 1, 2004
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THE American character has some strongly-marked traits that people from other countries find very noticeable, sometimes admirable, sometimes puzzling, sometimes bothersome. Knowing something of the American character is therefore important for understanding American culture and interacting with Americans.
Theodore Roosevelt once told a reporter that the grizzly bear should be the symbol of America, not the eagle. He likened America to the grizzly bear because it is solitary. He went on to say: 'The world will never love us. They may respect us, they might one day fear us, but they will never love us, for we have too much audacity'. It has been said that while ...