The Cold War continues through 9 Presidencies and 46 years— Truman in his inaugural address Jan. 1949 discusses the differences between the two philosophies: is based on the belief that man is so weak and inadequate that he is unable to govern “Communism himself, and therefore requires the rule of strong masters… Democracy is based on the conviction that man has the moral and intellectual capacity, as well as, the inalienable right, to govern himself with reason and justice.” THE QUOTE ABOVE taken with Truman’s statement concerning civil rights, a real clue to the true meaning of EXCEPTIONALISM,” “AMERICAN know that our democracy is not perfect. But we do know that it “We offers freer, happier life to our people than any totalitarian nation has ever offered.
The Cold War continues through 9 Presidencies and 46 years— Truman in his inaugural address Jan. 1949 discusses the differences between the two philosophies: “Communism is based on the belief that man is so weak and inadequate that he is unable to govern himself, and therefore requires the rule of strong masters… Democracy is based on the conviction that man has the moral and intellectual capacity, as well as, the inalienable right, to govern himself with reason and justice.” THE QUOTE ABOVE taken with Truman’s statement concerning civil rights, a real clue to the true meaning of “AMERICAN EXCEPTIONALISM,” “We know that our democracy is not perfect. But we do know that it offers freer, happier life to our people than any totalitarian nation has ever offered.
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