Well, One Hopes That If You're Really Related To The Core Of Your Particular Culture, You Have Profound Commitments To It, And That You Are Aware Of How Much You Can Strain It Before You Do Violence To Its Essential Nature. - SearchQuotes

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Well, one hopes that if you're really related to the core of your particular culture, you have profound commitments to it, and that you are aware of how much you can strain it before you do violence to its essential nature.

Chaim Potok

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