Maine and Vermont. My patience is almost at an end, and if provoked much further I will place both countries under American protection, even if I have to send in my tourists to start trouble so I’ll have to send in a force to restore order." - Meaning and context.">
Ch. 7 : Buying a good used platform
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This country needs room to grow and expand. In all my own newspapers I read frightful tales of the shameful atrocities being perpetrated on our Democratic minorities in Maine and Vermont. My patience is almost at an end, and if provoked much further I will place both countries under American protection, even if I have to send in my tourists to start trouble so I’ll have to send in a force to restore order.

— Gracie Allen

What It Means

This is a placeholder explanation generated by the low-overhead model. It interprets "This country needs room to grow and expand. In all my own newspapers I read frightful tales of the shameful atrocities being perpetrated on our Democratic minorities in Maine and Vermont. My patience is almost at an end, and if provoked much further I will place both countries under American protection, even if I have to send in my tourists to start trouble so I’ll have to send in a force to restore order." in the context of "Ch. 7 : Buying a good used platform" to mean that wisdom is timeless.

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Gracie Allen

About Gracie Allen

Grace Ethel Cecile Rosalie Allen (26 July 1895 year uncertain – 27 August 1964) was an American comedian, actress, singer, dancer; and the comedic partner and wife of George Burns.