“You know the real problem with America?” He does not wait for Less to speak. “All of your elbowing, unblushing, ‘can-do’ achievements. And nobody ever says, ‘Wait! What if we’re wrong?’ ” “I ask that all the time,” Less replies. “I don’t mean you, my darling. I mean America. What if it’s wrong? The whole idea?” Less searches for an answer; the notion has never occurred to him. “What if the whole idea of America is wrong?”
