What is exceptionalism? As defined by The American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, is it: 1) the condition of being exceptional or unique; and 2) the theory or belief that something, especially a nation, doesn't conform to a pattern or a norm. Some historians credit the terms origins to Alex de Tocqueville, the 19th century French historian. Since colonial times, Americans felt of themselves as the preeminent example of a social and morally advanced society. John Winthrop's ‘City on a Hill' illustrated the Puritan religious tones for these ideals. After the Revolution, a combination of secular and sacred ideologies formed that saw the United States as providentially selected to be a ‘divine stage' for liberty and a new world order. But don't all peoples of a nation feel an exceptional pride in their nation? Why did/do American's feel that way?

I believe one of the most fundamentally important facets that contributed to the American exceptionalism spirit......

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Title: Fronteir Exceptionalism
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