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President Obama and American identity
As the new President said in his inaugural address:
At these moments, America has carried on not simply because of the skill or vision of those in high office, but because We the People have remained faithful to the ideals of our forbearers, and true to our founding documents.So it has been. So it must be with this generation of Americans.
The President was correct, and he echoed the findings of E Pluribus Unum, the report of the Bradley Project on America's National Identity, and a recent open letter to the President from a number of notable historians and political scientists -- both of which ACTA coordinated. Together, we must protect and define our unique American identity, and we must continue to promote its study in our schools and at our colleges. We must always focus on the value of citizenship, and the importance of the responsibilities that citizenship bestows on us. This is a task for all Americans. We are hopeful that President Obama will carry forward the themes he sounded so strongly as he creates his administration's policy initiatives.
Posted by Noah Mamis on January 22, 2009 at January 22, 2009 09:26 AM
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