A small cluster of green seedlings grows through a crack in grey pavement in soft morning light.

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Douglas MacArthur

Americans never quit.

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What it means

Our interpretation.

The statement attributes persistence to an entire national group without allowing exceptions. Its force comes from that absolute form, making determination sound like a defining collective quality. Read as encouragement, it sets an ideal to identify with rather than providing evidence about every American’s conduct.

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