[marktwain]

In a virtuous society — that is, one whose political, social and economic institutions allow all of its members to flourish — the answer to both questions is the same. Will we be such a virtuous society?

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The United States is *already* such a society, far more so than any society in the past.

The left always compares the USA to some cloud cuckoo fantasy utopia.

The only sane comparison is to other existing polities.

[Jeff Chandler]

The United States is *already* such a society, far more so than any society in the past.

Bingo, and such talk mocks our generosity.