one who has come to this country as a mature person may have a keen eye for everything peculiar and characteristic. I believe he should speak out freely on what he sees and feels, for by so doing he may perhaps prove himself useful.

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A source trail connects this quotation to Albert Einstein and Essays in Humanism, but the exact English wording has not been confirmed in a primary text. The attribution is therefore probable rather than definitive.

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