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# The measure of a nation is not whether it has...
> The measure of a nation is not whether it has failed, but whether its highest principles can still correct its failures.
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“The measure of a nation is not whether it has failed, but whether its highest principles can still correct its failures.”
— Bryant McGill
https://bryantmcgill.com/quotes/quotes-measure-nation-whether-still-correct-failures
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