America is not just a power, it is a promise. It is not enough for our country to be extraordinary in might; it must be exemplary in meaning. (Nelson Rockefeller)

America is not just a power, it is a promise. It is not enough for our country to be extraordinary in might; it must be exemplary in meaning.

Nelson Rockefeller

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