The surest way of being considered eccentric is just to be yourself. So few of us have the … - Marjorie Benton Cooke

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America does not seem to remember that it derived its wealth, its values, its food, much of its medicine, and a large part of its "dream" from Native Americans.

Marjorie Benton Cooke

The surest way of being considered eccentric is just to be yourself. So few of us have the nerve.

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