The basic principles were around for a long time and their codification here indeed was likely throwing a bone, but nobody uses a fact like this to signal their society as the city on the hill quite as loud or obnoxiously while carrying on the usual business.
The basic principles were around for a long time and their codification here indeed was likely throwing a bone, but nobody uses a fact like this to signal their society as the city on the hill quite as loud or obnoxiously while carrying on the usual business.
Reagan hitched his wagon to it, or co-opted it, or whatever. Your characterization is accurate, or at least I agree. But at the time (Reagan), my recollection is that it was broadly very appealing and people drank the koolaid.
The basic principles were around for a long time and their codification here indeed was likely throwing a bone, but nobody uses a fact like this to signal their society as the city on the hill quite as loud or obnoxiously while carrying on the usual business.
Reagan hitched his wagon to it, or co-opted it, or whatever. Your characterization is accurate, or at least I agree. But at the time (Reagan), my recollection is that it was broadly very appealing and people drank the koolaid.