“I think there’s a middle ground where you can’t just say America is nothing and everybody run off and do your own thing. It’s important to have a common cultural context and even—and this will be very controversial—a common language of expression.”

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"I think there’s a middle ground where you can’t just say America is nothing and everybody run off and do your own thing. It's important to have a common cultural context and even—and this will be very controversial—a common language of expression."

I think there’s a middle ground where you can’t just say America is nothing and everybody run off and do your own thing. It's important to have a common cultural context and even—and this will be very controversial—a common language of expression.