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==Origins==

==Origins==

Throughout the entirety of human history, nearly all people have lived under some form of tyranny or another be it communism, monarchism, progressivism, fascism, or theocracy; some tyrannies heredity, others established by fiat or coup, and yet still other tyrannies as the result of elections such as Democratic Socialism.  America has stood alone in human history as the one exception to the rule of rulers.

Throughout the entirety of human history, nearly all people have lived under some form of [[tyranny]] or another be it [[communism]], [[monarchism]], [[progressivism]], [[fascism]], or [[theocracy]]; some tyrannies heredity, others established by [[fiat]] or [[coup]], and yet still other tyrannies as the result of [[election]]s such as [[Democratic Socialism]].  America at that time stood alone in human history as the one exception to the rule of rulers.

[[Alexis de Tocqueville]] is commonly cited as the originator of the phrase, and once said that the United States held a special place among nations because it was a country of immigrants and the first modern democracy.  He specifically cited the American Founding as the basis of this exceptionalism.  Tocqueville wrote:

[[Alexis de Tocqueville]] is commonly cited as the originator of the phrase, and once said that the United States held a special place among nations because it was a country of immigrants and the first modern democracy.  He specifically cited the American Founding as the basis of this exceptionalism.  Tocqueville wrote: