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All We Say: The Battle for American Identity: A History in 15 Speeches Clarice Lispector and constructions of reality andWhat does it mean to be American? Who gets to decide? This sweeping history of the United States told through fifteen speeches relives the battle over American identity, from a New York Times bestselling author and one of President Barack Obamas former speechwriters. For 250 years, we have debated what it means to be American. This question shaped the compromises in our Constitution and the arguments weve been having ever sincespawning abolitionism,