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The wisest use of American strength is to advance freedom.

Like Americans, people outside America want fun, want an emotional compensation for the utilitarianism and calculation that mark the rest of their lives.

The American economic, political, and social organization has given to its citizens the benefits of material prosperity, political liberty, and a wholesome natural equality; and this achievement is a gain, not only to Americans, but to the world and to civilization.

We are human beings. We operate from wanting to be rewarded.

The reward is that you can actually create a world separate from reality with a story, actors, music, and camera design. When it works it can entertain, move people and teach us all.

The generosity of the American people is legendary. So is their spirit.

The highest reward for a person's toil is not what they get for it, but what they become by it.

The reward of one duty is the power to fulfill another.

In the military, they give medals for people who are willing to sacrifice themselves so that others may survive. In business, we give bonuses to people who sacrifice others.

I suppose if it has a practical purpose, I appreciate a pat on the back. I suppose it's rewarding, ultimately.