Read this excerpt from a Romanian Newspaper.

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Read this excerpt from a Romanian Newspaper.
> The article was written by Mr. Cornel Nistorescu and published
>under the title "C"ntarea Americii, meaning "Ode To America") in the
>Romanian newspaper Evenime ntulzilei
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> "The Daily Event" or "News of the Day".
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> ~An Ode to America~
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> Why are Americans so united? They would not resemble one
>another even if you painted them all one color! They speak all the
>languages of the world and form an astonishing mixture of civilizations and
>religious beliefs. Still, the American tragedy turned three hundred million
>people into a hand put on the heart.
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> Nobody rushed to accuse the White House, the army, or the
>secret service that they are only a bunch of losers. Nobody rushed to
>empty their bank accounts. Nobody rushed out onto the streets nearby to
>gape about. Instead the Americans volunteered to donate blood and to give
>a helping hand.
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> After the first moments of panic, they raised their flag over
>the smoking ruins, putting on T-shirts, caps and ties in the colors of the
>national flag. They placed flags on buildings and cars as if in every
>place and on every car a government official or the president was passing.
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> On every occasion, they started singing: "God Bless America!"
> I watched the live broadcast and rerun after rerun for hours listening to
>the story of the guy who went down one hundred floors with a woman in a
>wheelchair without knowing who she was, or of the Californian hockey
>player, who gave his life fighting with the terrorist and prevented the
>plane from hitting a target that could have killed other hundreds or
>thousands of people.
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> How on earth were they able to respond united as one human
>being?; Imperceptibly, with every word and musical note, the memory of
>some turned into a modern myth of tragic heroes. And with every phone call,
>millions and millions of dollars were put into a collection aimed at
>rewarding not a man or a family, but a spirit, which no money can buy.
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> What on earth can unite the Americans in such a way? Their
>land? Their history? Their economic Power? Money? I tri ed for hours to
>find an answer, humming songs and murmuring phrases with the risk of
>sounding commonplace, I thought things over, I reached but only one
>conclusion... Only freedom can work such miracles.
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> Cornel Nistorescu
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