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"It seems to be a law of American life that whatever enriches us anywhere except in the wallet inevitably becomes uneconomic."

Russell Baker

"A railroad station? That was sort of a primitive airport, only you didn’t have to take a cab 20 miles out of town to reach it."

Russell Baker

"Americans treat history like a cookbook. Whenever they are uncertain what to do next, they turn to history and look up the proper recipe, invariably designated “the lesson of history."

Russell Baker

"A solved problem creates two new problems, and the best prescription for happy living is not to solve any more problems."

Russell Baker

"In America, it is sport that is the opiate of the masses."

Russell Baker

"Usually, terrible things that are done with the excuse that progress requires them are not really progress at all, but just terrible things."

Russell Baker

"In America nothing dies easier than tradition."

Russell Baker

"The best thing about being President is that it gets you out of American life. I don’t know what the theory is behind this, but it is a fact. The first thing we do with a President is shunt him off to a siding where nothing American can ever happen to him."

Russell Baker

Russell Baker

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