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Joao V Garcia's avatar

"Expressing anti-war sentiments can lead to years in prison"

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FlügelderFreiheit's avatar

"This is the genius of founding a nation on ideals rather than blood or soil. The British could claim ancient tradition and royal prerogative. Americans have only principles."

Americans have principles, blood and soil. See for example Federalist paper 2

"With equal pleasure I have as often taken notice that Providence has been pleased to give this one connected country to one united people--a people descended from the same ancestors, speaking the same language, professing the same religion, attached to the same principles of government, very similar in their manners and customs, and who, by their joint counsels, arms, and efforts, fighting side by side throughout a long and bloody war, have nobly established general liberty and independence. "

or the commonly used phrase

"from sea to shining sea"

If anything I would argue that for example Communist China's founding was far more about principles rather than blood and soil than America's founding and the same is true for theocracies like Iran. (Yes, I prefer the american system.)

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