• If she [America] forgets where she came from, if the people lose sight of what brought them along, if she listens to the deniers and mockers, then will begin the rot and dissolution.

  Source: On America, in Remembrance Rock (1948)

  Carl Sandburg
  American Poet 1878-1967
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Subjects in these quotes:

1. dissolution
2. forgets
3. brought
4. listens
5. deniers
6. mockers

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If she [America] forgets where she came from, if the people lose sight of what brought them along, if she listens to the deniers and mockers, then will begin the rot and dissolution. by : Carl Sandburg

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