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exceptionalismnoun
the state of being special, exceptional or unique
exceptionalismnoun
the belief that a particular nation does not conform to an established norm
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Exceptionalism
Exceptionalism is the perception that a country, society, institution, movement, or time period is "exceptional" in some way and thus does not need to conform to normal rules or general principles. Used in this sense, the term reflects a belief formed by lived experience, ideology, perceptual frames, or perspectives influenced by knowledge of historical or comparative circumstances.
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Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of exceptionalism in Chaldean Numerology is: 1
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The numerical value of exceptionalism in Pythagorean Numerology is: 3
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A lot of the exceptionalism of the dollar has to do with its scarcity. The prospect now is that there will be no scarcity of dollars and in fact there will be an abundance as far as the eye can see, the Fed is going to be forced into this (providing dollar liquidity), because they know what will happen if they raise long-term interest rates or allow long-term rates to go back up.
Texas Republican Rep. Pete Sessions:
His Holiness spoke about America in fair and glowing terms, and challenged us to accept our roles and responsibility not only in the United States but around the world with American exceptionalism.
What I am saying, is in his rhetoric, I very rarely hear him say the things I used to hear Ronald Reagan say, the things I used to hear Bill Clinton say about how much he loves America, i do hear him criticize America much more often than other American presidents. And when it’s not in the context of an overwhelming number of statements about the exceptionalism of America, it sounds like he is more of a critic than he is a supporter.
We have seen for a while now that there is a real hostility toward the ideas of free market principles, toward American exceptionalism, toward our founding fathers and founding documents, we have fallen so far [from core American principles] that this sort of law is unfortunately necessary.
John McCain has served John McCain country in many facets and a building named after John McCain makes a lot of sense to me, i think the fact of the matter is a prisoner of war for five years who decides to stay there, someone who served in Congress, served in United States Russell Senate, someone who believed in American exceptionalism. Sounds like a good idea.
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