I say all that to say: The American Dream is real. Not that foolishness you hear from politicians—If you work hard and play by the rules you can do anything, be anybody, in this country. I’m talking about the real American Dream, the way the country actually works: If you know the right people, they can help you do anything, be anybody, rules and hard work be damned—as long as they like you. They do have to like you, and that takes a good deal of work. This dream, of course, cannot be extended to three hundred million people and, therefore, cannot be confessed to any. So despite the fact that
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