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'''A Model of Christian Charity''' was the [[Massachusetts Bay Colony]]'s [[Governor]] [[John Winthrop]]'s 1630 speech describing Winthrop's belief in divine support for the Colony's success.<ref>Boyer, 55</ref> In the speech he stated that Massachusetts would be a city upon a hill - in that the "the eies of all people" would be upon them.<ref>{{cite web|work=About.com|title= City Upon a Hill: Colonial American Lit.|author=Esther Lombardi|language=English|url=http://classiclit.about.com/library/weekly/aa112600a.htm}}</ref>  The "[[City upon a hill]]" imagery has been echoed through the years, most famously by [[Ronald Reagan]], and is seen by many as the seed of American exceptionalism.
 
'''A Model of Christian Charity''' was the [[Massachusetts Bay Colony]]'s [[Governor]] [[John Winthrop]]'s 1630 speech describing Winthrop's belief in divine support for the Colony's success.<ref>Boyer, 55</ref> In the speech he stated that Massachusetts would be a city upon a hill - in that the "the eies of all people" would be upon them.<ref>{{cite web|work=About.com|title= City Upon a Hill: Colonial American Lit.|author=Esther Lombardi|language=English|url=http://classiclit.about.com/library/weekly/aa112600a.htm}}</ref>  The "[[City upon a hill]]" imagery has been echoed through the years, most famously by [[Ronald Reagan]], and is seen by many as the seed of American exceptionalism.
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*[[Charity]]
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*[[Altruism]]
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==References==
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==Bibliography==
 
Boyer, Paul, Clifford, Clark Jr., Nancy Woloch, Neal Salisbury, and Harvard Sitkoff. The Enduring Vision. 5th. New York: Charles Hartford,
 
Boyer, Paul, Clifford, Clark Jr., Nancy Woloch, Neal Salisbury, and Harvard Sitkoff. The Enduring Vision. 5th. New York: Charles Hartford,
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== See also ==
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==References==
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*[[Charity]]
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*[[Altruism]]
      
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