Julian Hawthorne as wrote an article in 1839 which, while not using the term "manifest destiny", did predict a "divine destiny" for the United States based upon values such as equality, rights of conscience, and personal enfranchisement "to establish on earth the moral dignity and salvation of man".
Thursday, February 19, 2015
- manifest destiny 21st century!
In the 19th century, "Manifest Destiny" was a widely held belief in the United States that American settlers were destined to expand throughout the continent:
Historian Frederick Merk says; this concept "Manifest Destiny" was born out of -
"A sense of mission to redeem the Old World by high example...generated by the potentialities of a new earth for building a new heaven".
- this is what it means, to be an American! we really have a righteous mission
even with all of our mistakes
and imperfections!
Historian Frederick Merk says; this concept "Manifest Destiny" was born out of -
"A sense of mission to redeem the Old World by high example...generated by the potentialities of a new earth for building a new heaven".
- this is what it means, to be an American! we really have a righteous mission
even with all of our mistakes
and imperfections!
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