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It Used To Be Said That You Had To Know What Was Happening In America Because It Gave Us A Glimpse Of Our Future. Today, The Rest Of America, And After That Europe, Had Better Heed What Happens In California, For It Already Reveals The Type Of Civilisation That Is In Store For All Of Us.

-Alistair Cooke

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Alistair Cooke

It Used To Be Said That You Had To Know What Was Happening In America Because It Gave Us A Glimpse Of Our Future. Today, The Rest Of America, And After That Europe, Had Better Heed What Happens In California, For It Already Reveals The Type Of Civilisation That Is In Store For All Of Us.

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