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History And Knowing Who We Are By David Mccullough

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While reading “History and Knowing Who We Are” by David McCullough, the following points stood out the most to me. Firstly the concept that “The desire to find out what’s not working, fix it, and then maybe get it to work is an American quality and our guiding star,” (“History and Knowing Who We Are” page 2). Most Americans have that “never give up” quality to them, and it has paved the success of many important people in our history. Next that “It is our ability then and now to rise to the occasion and exhibit our strengths - not our failings, weaknesses, and sins - that define us as Americans,” (page 1). We all posses flaws, have regrets, but in a time when we are needed we are able to stand up and exhibit what makes us who we are, what
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