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[[Image:Statue of Liberty, NJ.jpg|right|130px|thumb|The Statue of Liberty]]

[[Image:Statue of Liberty, NJ.jpg|right|130px|thumb|The Statue of Liberty]]

[[Image:colossus.jpg|right|130px|thumb|The Statue of Tyranny]]

[[Image:colossus.jpg|right|130px|thumb|The Statue of Tyranny]]

'''American exceptionalism''' is an intuition about the [[United States]], a country that occupies a special place among the nations of the world primarily because of its unique origins as the exception to the world's tyrannies. The concept of "American exceptionalism" may be defined as the notion that the United States, by virtue of its origins and ideals, its struggles and accomplishments, stands apart from — and, in some eyes, above — other nations.<ref>James Rosen. [http://liveshots.blogs.foxnews.com/2010/05/20/texas-textbooks-is-america-exceptional/?test=latestnews Texas Textbooks: Is America ‘Exceptional’?], May 20, 2010.</ref><ref>[http://foxnews.mobi/quickPage.html?page=22995&content=38684746&pageNum=-1 Will U.S. be 'Exceptional' in Textbooks?], ''[[Fox News]]'' (foxnews.mobi), May 20, 2010.</ref>  Historian Larry Schweikart identified four important pillars which combine to create American Exceptionalism:

'''American exceptionalism''' is an intuition about the [[United States]], a country that occupies a special place among the nations of the world primarily because of its unique origins as the exception to the world's tyrannies. The concept of "American exceptionalism" may be defined as the notion that the United States, by virtue of its origins and ideals, its struggles and accomplishments, stands apart from — and, in some eyes, above — other nations.<ref>James Rosen. [http://liveshots.blogs.foxnews.com/2010/05/20/texas-textbooks-is-america-exceptional/?test=latestnews Texas Textbooks: Is America ‘Exceptional’?], May 20, 2010.</ref><ref>[http://foxnews.mobi/quickPage.html?page=22995&content=38684746&pageNum=-1 Will U.S. be 'Exceptional' in Textbooks?], ''[[Fox News]]'' (foxnews.mobi), May 20, 2010.</ref>  Historian [[Larry Schweikart]] identified four important pillars which combine to create American Exceptionalism:

# Morality rooted in Christian principles

# Morality rooted in Christian principles