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And I would rather disagree with a case he made on American exceptionalism, stating that the United States’ policy is “what makes America different. It’s what makes us exceptional.” It is extremely dangerous to encourage people to see themselves as exceptional, whatever the motivation. There are big countries and small countries, rich and poor, those with long democratic traditions and those still finding their way to democracy. Their policies differ, too. We are all different, but when we ask for the Lord’s blessings, we must not forget that God created us equal.

Mr. Putin, only arrogant Europeans, Russians and uneducated rabid liberals think Americans believe themselves to be exceptional, i.e. better than everybody else. America is exceptional because she recognizes that each individual is blessed with inalienable rights bestowed upon him/her from a higher power, NOT a centralized government and its statist bureaucracy.