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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.|format=HTML|author=Esther Lombardi|language=English|url=http://classiclit.about.com/library/weekly/aa112600a.htm}}</ref> The "city upon the 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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| + | ==Notes== | ||
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| + | ==References== | ||
| + | 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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| + | *[[Charity]] | ||
| + | *[[Altruism]] | ||
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| + | {{DEFAULTSORT:Model of Christian Charity, A}} | ||
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| + | [[Category:United States History]] | ||
Revision as of 15:48, September 13, 2011
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.[1] 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.[2] The "city upon the hill" imagery has been echoed through the years, most famously by Ronald Reagan, and is seen by many as the seed of American exceptionalism.
Notes
- ↑ Boyer, 55
- ↑ Esther Lombardi. City Upon a Hill: Colonial American Lit. (English) (HTML). About.com.
References
Boyer, Paul, Clifford, Clark Jr., Nancy Woloch, Neal Salisbury, and Harvard Sitkoff. The Enduring Vision. 5th. New York: Charles Hartford,