P. J. O'Rourke Quotes

America is not a wily, sneaky nation. We don't think that way. We don't think much at all, thank God.

P. J. O'Rourke

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• America is not a wily, sneaky nation. We don't think that way. We don't think much at all, thank God.

  

  P. J. O'Rourke
  • God
  • America
  • Thank God