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John Steinbeck Quotes

If I wanted to destroy a nation, I would give it too much and I would have it on its knees, miserable, greedy and sick.

Source:Letter to Adlai Stevenson (November 5, 1959)
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  • Name: John Steinbeck
  • Profession: Writer
  • Born: February 27, 1902 - December 20, 1968
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