Citação: I shall be most happy indeed if I shall be an humble instrument in the hands of the Almighty, and of this, his almost chosen people, for perpetuating the object of that great struggle.Address to the New Jersey State Senate. Trenton, New Jersey, February 21, 1861. Abraham Lincoln online. Speeches & Writings.
In Defense of American Exceptionalism. Citação: "We know that it is innately human to work, to risk, and to dream. We understand that these virtues, coupled with the conditions American Exceptionalism provides, allow us to enjoy the economic and social mobility that other countries envy. Liberals lament that such success wasn't guaranteed. At its very core, progressivism rejects American Exceptionalism." Por Herman Cain. The American Spectator, 3 de março de 2011.
No sermão, intitulado "A Model of Christian Charity", Winthrop explicava que Deus escolhera aquelas poucas pessoas que se dirigiam à América e lhes confiara uma missão. Ademais, Winthrop ressaltava que o mundo os observava. "Thus stands the cause between God and us. We are entered into covenant with Him for this work. We have taken out a commission. [...] For we must consider that we shall be as a city upon a hill. The eyes of all people are upon us."A Model of Christian Charity. Por John Winthrop, 1630.
