We're a truly great people, all right.

But I don't make that claim because I consider myself ever likely to be one of the great ones." "Why are we a great people ?" pursued Prescott.
"We are the richest nation in the world," argued Reade.

"That must show that we are people capable of making great successes." "Is our greatness due to ourselves, or to the fact that the United States embraces the greatest natural resources in the world ?" demanded Dick Prescott.
"It's partly due to the people, and partly due to the resources of the country," Dave contended.
Dick kept them arguing.

Harry Hazelton, as driver, remained silent, but the others argued against Dick, trying to overthrow all his disparaging utterances against the American people.
Finally Reade grew warm, indeed.
"Cut it out, Dick---do!" he urged.

"This doesn't really sound like you.