[American] Exceptionalism is Alive!
[American] Exceptionalism is Alive!Originally published June 03, 2011
The Frederick News-Post
By Steven R. Berryman
http://mediahooker1.blogspot.com/2011/06/american-exceptionalism-is-alive.htmlThe concept of "American exceptionalism" is alive but struggling now. Fresh from our past Memorial Day weekend, the uptick in patriotic fervor was welcome, but I know that this will dissipate with the summer heat, as America wrestles with economic despair.
Alexis de Tocqueville is generally credited with the above phrase that he used to describe our uniquely born nation. Americans are different from our counterparts on the other continents. Our spirit and ideology can be construed as a sort of global arrogance, but we were founded with liberty and rugged individualism as our best markers... http://mediahooker1.blogspot.com/2011/06/american-exceptionalism-is-alive.html
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