Fortune magazine’s July 1 issue celebrating Independence Day included a wide-ranging list of “100 Great Things About America.” Coming in at second place, right behind “Opportunity,” was “The Interstate Highway System.” Showing what an integral part of American life it has become over the past half a century, the magazine only needed to publish the following words for this choice to resonate with its readers:
“Road trip! Jack Kerouac, Hunter S. Thompson, Chevy Chase — and you.”
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