Thomas Jefferson, an iconic founding father once stated, “If a nation expects to be ignorant and free, in a state of civilization, it expects what never was and never will be.” The citizens of the United States seem to believe that we can have what never was. Ignorant freedom. This is a mere figment of our imaginations. Take for instance, Germany. In Germany, the people began to be uninformed. Because of this, Hitler was able to come into power and do terrible things because no one was looking. By the time the German people knew what was happening, Hitler has already imposed his terrible policies. What happened afterwards was out of the citizens’ control. A great deal of German citizens disagreed with Hitler’s views and practices, however,
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Even the President tells us that every bad event in the world is because America has made a mistake. The United States has made mistakes, and we admit to that. However, we have always tried to make it right and put people’s safety first. Americans today seem to think that American Exceptionalism should not exist at all, that America is no better than anybody else. This is simply not true. American Exceptionalism does not mean that the United States is better than any other country, it merely means that America is the exception. The world has been plagued with dictatorships and brutal regimes for its entire history. America, however, is different. People can come to this country and become whatever they want to be and can live the American Dream. You can go as far as you hardwork, determination, and dreams can take you. This is the exception. It is unlike anything the world has ever seen. People from all over the globe have yearned for the freedoms of the United States and have wanted to be like to land of opportunity, the shining city on the hill. People seem to think, however, that America does not deserve this. It does. This brings us to another question, “Does our future look any …show more content…
After all, the last thing we want is to end up like Germany. We must think of the over 1.1 million soldiers that gave their lives to this country and to our freedom. Let us not make their sacrifices all for nothing. America can be great again, we just to become more informed and must rekindle the fires of the American Spirit. Let us not forget the words of Ronald Reagean, a firm believer in the American Exceptionalism, “Freedom is never more than one generation away from extinction. We didn 't pass it to our children in the bloodstream. It must be fought for, protected, and handed on for them to do the
Even the President tells us that every bad event in the world is because America has made a mistake. The United States has made mistakes, and we admit to that. However, we have always tried to make it right and put people’s safety first. Americans today seem to think that American Exceptionalism should not exist at all, that America is no better than anybody else. This is simply not true. American Exceptionalism does not mean that the United States is better than any other country, it merely means that America is the exception. The world has been plagued with dictatorships and brutal regimes for its entire history. America, however, is different. People can come to this country and become whatever they want to be and can live the American Dream. You can go as far as you hardwork, determination, and dreams can take you. This is the exception. It is unlike anything the world has ever seen. People from all over the globe have yearned for the freedoms of the United States and have wanted to be like to land of opportunity, the shining city on the hill. People seem to think, however, that America does not deserve this. It does. This brings us to another question, “Does our future look any …show more content…
After all, the last thing we want is to end up like Germany. We must think of the over 1.1 million soldiers that gave their lives to this country and to our freedom. Let us not make their sacrifices all for nothing. America can be great again, we just to become more informed and must rekindle the fires of the American Spirit. Let us not forget the words of Ronald Reagean, a firm believer in the American Exceptionalism, “Freedom is never more than one generation away from extinction. We didn 't pass it to our children in the bloodstream. It must be fought for, protected, and handed on for them to do the