“You are like a city on the hill; you can't be hidden out of sight in any way! Beautify your environment and your influence will be seen from afar!” BeautifulEnvironmentInfluenceFood For ThoughtIsraelmore AyivorHidingObscureCityObscurityAfarHideHiddenHillEnvironsOut Of SightBeautifyCity On The HillHide YourselfShow YourselfYou Can T Hide Book:The Great Hand Book of Quotes Source: The Great Hand Book of Quotes
“The eyes of all people are upon us. And all they see is a mash-up of naked prisoners and an American girl in fatigues standing there giving a thumbs-up. As I write this, the United States of America is still a city on a hill; and it's still shining—because we never turn off the lights in our torture prisons. That's how we carry out the sleep deprivation.” Abu Ghraib2008City On The Hill Book:The Wordy Shipmates Source: The Wordy Shipmates
“Because of the "city upon a hill" sound bite, "A Model of Christian Charity" is one of the formative documents outlining the idea of America. But dig deep into its communitarian ethos and it reads more like an America that might have been, an America fervently devoted to the quaint goals of working together and getting along. Of course, this America does exist. It's called Canada.” AmericaCanada2008CommunitarianismCity On The HillJohn Winthrop Book:The Wordy Shipmates Source: The Wordy Shipmates