“We do ourselves no favors by pretending American history is either cheerfully grand or unrelievedly bleak, for American history is a human undertaking and is as subject to selfishness and greed, to cruelty and injustice, as we are in our own lives. Yet it is also true that the United States of America has grown stronger, freer, and more just when it has opened its arms rather then clenched its fists; built bridges, not walls; and understood that the promise of the Declaration of Independence includes not some but all.”
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American Struggle: Democracy, Dissent, and the Pursuit of a More Perfect Union: An Anthology
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Jon Meacham
Jon Meacham is an American editor and author known for his in-depth analysis of history and public affairs. Born on May 20, 1969, he graduated from Yale University and earned a master's degree from Georgetown University. Meacham served as the executive editor of Newsweek, where he published numerous articles on politics, culture, and history. His writings cover significant figures and events in American history and are well-received by readers. more
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