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[8] Emerson, Ralph Waldo. Essays; First Series. Boston, 1909.

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[10] Tocqueville, Alexis De, and J. P. Mayer. Democracy in America. New York, NY: Harper & Row, 1988.

[11] Mr. Smith Goes to Washington. Dir. Frank Capra. Screenplay by Sidney Buchman. Perf. James Stewart, Jean Arthur and Claude Raines. Sony Pictures, 1939.

[12] Sign photographed on Ellis Island, February 2010.  For more information on Ellis Island, please visit www.nps.gov/elis/index.htm

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[18] From the Biblical Book of Luke, Chapter 12 Verse 48

[19] “A Generous Spirit.” The Economist. 1999: 29.

[20] “Charity.” Collins English Dictionary – Complete & Unabridged 10th Edition. HarperCollins Publishers. 29 Aug. 2011. <http://dictionary.reference.com/browse /charity>.