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  • Christian nation mythologists pump themselves up with narratives of American exceptionalism and Christian domination. But sooner or later even their most devoted followers should begin to see that also depicting it as vulnerable to non-existent threats undermines the myth itself.

  • That [American exceptionalism] is a reaction to the inability of people to understand global complexity or important issues like American energy dependency. Therefore, they search for simplistic sources of comfort and clarity. And the people that they are now selecting to be, so to speak, the spokespersons of their anxieties are, in most cases, stunningly ignorant.

    Issues   People   Anxiety  
    "Spokespersons of US Right 'In Most Cases Stunningly Ignorant'". Interview with Gregor Peter Schmitz, www.spiegel.de. December 6, 2010.
  • America's military is the best in the world, but this president [Barack Obama] is hollowing out our military. We need a commander in chief that believes in American exceptionalism again.

    "Is the Confederate flag controversy a Democratic problem?". "Hannity" with Sean Hannity, www.foxnews.com. June 24, 2015.
  • It's a deft trick to turn American exceptionalism into an exceptional political tactic.

  • I am a feral person. I have no bank account. I am unemployable. I own nothing. I lose my shoes sometimes when I go out. It sounds like I'm making a case for my own exceptionalism, which I suppose I am, but I wish it wasn't true.

    Shoes   Wish   Sound  
  • It is extremely dangerous to encourage people to see themselves as exceptional, whatever the motivation.

    "Putin jabs U.S., Obama in op-ed, says Syria strike would be 'act of aggression'" By Jamie Crawford, www.cnn.com. September 12, 2013.
  • The conservative version of American exceptionalism has become a password of sorts for candidates who want to prove their credentials to a right-wing America.

    Wings   America   Want  
    Russ Feingold (2012). “While America Sleeps: A Wake-up Call for the Post-9/11 Era”, p.211, Broadway Books
  • I believe in American exceptionalism, just as I suspect that the Brits believe in British exceptionalism and the Greeks believe in Greek exceptionalism.

    Believe   Greek   British  
    News Conference By President Obama, obamawhitehouse.archives.gov. April 4, 2009.
  • The idea of American exceptionalism doesn't extend to Americans being exceptional.

    "Aaron Sorkin Conjures a Meeting of Obama and Bartlet" by Maureen Dowd, www.nytimes.com. September 20, 2008.
  • You want to unify America with a sense of culture and decency and all of this that reasserts and reaffirms the concepts of American exceptionalism.But the left and who they are, you watch Hollywood, you watch the Oscars, you watch any left-wing, it's not even Democrat. It is ultra left-wing radical.

    Source: www.rushlimbaugh.com
  • Democracy is about criticism. I didn't elect Obama because he's a black; I voted for Obama because he was the right person at the time. Period. The exceptionalism of a black U.S. President is not important to me. It's what he does. And who he has at the table. And what he does to change the world - that's what's important.

    Interview with Ed Rampell, progressive.org. February 8, 2012.
  • Radical Islam and US exceptionalism are in bed with each other. They're like lovers, methinks.

    Islam   Bed   Lovers  
    Source: www.truth-out.org
  • American exceptionalism is the recurring character in the nation's narrative.

  • Newspapers and their editors have to become as accountable as the rest of us - they are not 'a special case,' and they have only themselves to blame for having lost the argument for 'exceptionalism' - and with it the right to 'self-regulation.

    Self   Editors   Special  
    "Post-Leveson, the press must become as accountable as the rest of us" by David Puttnam, www.theguardian.com. September 11, 2012.
  • Ronald Reagan [ cite the founders] on behalf of emphasizing the faith of our founders, of limited government, of the uniqueness and exceptionalism of America, of a nation with a people facing another historic challenge beyond the American Revolution, and in contrasting the system of the United States with the system of the USSR.

    Source: www.visionandvalues.org
  • We are all different, but when we ask for the Lord's blessings, we must not forget that God created us equal.

    "Vladimir Putin says USA not so special". Interview with Ben Knight, www.abc.net.au. September 13, 2013.
  • The position of the Americans is quite exceptional, and it may be believed that no democratic people will ever be placed in a similar one.

    People   May   Democratic  
    Alexis de Tocqueville (2003). “Democracy in America”, p.440, Barnes & Noble Publishing
  • We don't have to apologize for American exceptionalism or western values.

    Source: www.foxnews.com
  • Even Republicans seem to think that these undocumented Democrats could be made [GOP] voters...and what happens is that two out every three that would be legalized [and] become Democrats. And it's not 12 million. It's more like 20 million...But it isn't just the equation of 2/3 of over 20 million that will vote for the guy who opposes our conservative candidate whoever that might be, but it's also those who will leave us if we fail them...We have to go back and tie together and restore the pillars of American exceptionalism and the rule of law is essential.

    Thinking   Law   Two  
  • I think the American people would be compassionate and practical. But we need to be talking about assimilation as well, something that is politically incorrect, I know, to say that people should learn English, should learn American exceptionalism, shouldn't come here to use our freedoms to undermine the freedoms we give to everybody. But there's nothing wrong with saying people who want to come here should want to be Americans.

    "Bobby Jindal opens up about his 2016 presidential run". "Hannity" with Sean Hannity, www.foxnews.com. July 3, 2015.
  • Gone is any mention of American exceptionalism. I happen to believe that twice, three times in the 20th century, the United States saved Western democracy, both World War - both World Wars and the Cold War.

    War   Believe   Democracy  
    Source: www.pbs.org
  • If people are being upstanding citizens of the Republic, then you have to widen the net to incarcerate them. This explains why America's prisons are full of nonviolent offenders - a perfect example of American exceptionalism.

  • Everything that everyone is afraid of has already happened: The fragility of capitalism, which we don't want to admit; the loss of the empire of the United States; and American exceptionalism. In fact, American exceptionalism is that we are exceptionally backward in about fifteen different categories, from education to infrastructure.

    "America and the Shift in Ages: An Interview with Jungian James Hillman". Interview With Pythia Peay, www.huffingtonpost.com. February 26, 2011.
  • Mitt Romney says he believes in America and that he will restore American exceptionalism. I have news for him, we already have an exceptional American as president and we believe in Barack Obama.

    John Kerry's speech to the Democratic National Convention, www.washingtonpost.com. September 6, 2012.
  • I've been fortunate enough to travel to 58 different countries and I thank God everyday that I was born in this country. The most exceptional country that the world has ever known. And I want to make sure that we preserve that exceptionalism for the next generation.

    Source: cnnpressroom.blogs.cnn.com
  • The notion of American exceptionalism is effective in part because there is little on the face of it that is offensive.

    "Russ Feingold: ‘It’s A Threat To Our Country’ To Elect One Of The GOP Presidential Candidates" by Amanda Terkel, www.huffingtonpost.com. February 21, 2012.
  • There's an appeal to the American sense of exceptionalism, that we're morally superior, as way to not be self-critical. I think that's a bit dangerous.

    Thinking   Self   Way  
  • The American tradition of foreign policy exceptionalism, our grand strategy as a nation, reaches back much further. Really at the turn - the end of the 19th century, when we achieved power a generation after the Civil War, the outlines of an American vision came into focus, and what we - it was based on two things. One, our realization that our values and our interests were the same, and that our business interests would advance as our values advanced in the world.

    War   Two   Focus  
    Source: www.politico.com
  • I think where [Donald Trump] loses most hawkish republicans is when he talking about how much he likes [Vladimir] Putin. That should make any person who believe in the American exceptionalism, incredibly uncomfortable.

    Source: www.foxnews.com
  • The erosion of equal opportunity is among the greatest threats to our exceptionalism as a nation. But it also provides us with an exciting and historic opportunity: to help more people than ever achieve the American Dream.

    Marco Rubio’s speech on poverty, hotair.com. January 8, 2014.
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