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Article: The US: freedom begins at home: if America is to advance the cause of democracy worldwide, she will have to work harder at applying democratic values universally.(Essay)
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- For A Change
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- August 1, 2004
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The American public's farewell to Ronald Reagan, who died on 5 June, was surprisingly emotional and prolonged. This reflected more than nostalgia for an era of good feeling; more than affection for our most popular president in 50 years; and more than appreciation for his record of accomplishments, about which there are different perceptions. At a deeper level, it reflected a need for a return to civility in America's public life and for a renewed sense of community and common purpose.
That sense of community and common purpose was rekindled for a time after 11 September, 2001--as poignantly expressed the next day in the Le Monde headline, 'We are all Americans'. ...