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I think of myself as a plain human being who happens to be an American.

I'm perfectly healthy.

A lot of things I am, and a lot of things I am not. But I think I'm about as good an American as there is. I love this country. It's been very, very good to me. And it will be good to anybody if they are willing to give of themselves.

Healthy citizens are the greatest asset any country can have.

I'll always be American in my world view and allegiance. American in the naive way I go to other countries and tell them how they should treat their poor or clean their water.

I really believe that all of us, as Americans... we all need to be treated like fellow human beings.

I feel as healthy as I've ever felt.

I'm really a normal person.

I am self-conscious, and I'm aware of my body. But I struggle with America's limited idea of what perfection is.

Sometimes people call me an idealist. Well, that is the way I know I am an American. America is the only idealistic nation in the world.