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The idea for which this nation stands will not survive if the highest goal free man can set themselves is an amiable mediocrity. Excellence implies striving for the highest standards in every phase of life.

John W. Gardner

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Die Idee, für die diese Nation steht, wird nicht überleben, wenn das höchste Ziel, das sich der freie Mensch setzen kann, eine liebenswerte Mittelmäßigkeit ist. Exzellenz bedeutet das Streben nach höchsten Standards in jeder Lebensphase.

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