"The countries of the American continent and the adjacent islands are for the United States the natural marts of supply and demand."

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There's no way to escape the fact that we've grown up in a violent culture, we just can't get away from it, it's part of our heritage. I think part of it is that we've always felt somewhat helpless in the face of this vast continent. Helplessness is answered in many ways, but one of them is violence.

— Sam Shepard