Quotes by Boorstin, Daniel J.

America has been a land of dreams. A land where the aspirations of peo >>

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A sign of celebrity is often that their name is worth more than their >>

Quotations about Automobiles

The improved American highway system isolated the American-in-transit. >>

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The improved American highway system isolated the American-in-transit. On his speedway he had no contact with the towns which he by-passed. If he stopped for food or gas, he was served no local fare or local fuel, but had one of Howard Johnson's nationally branded ice cream flavors, and so many gallons of Exxon. This vast ocean of superhighways was nearly as free of culture as the sea traversed by the Mayflower Pilgrims.

Boorstin, Daniel J.