The Afghans are a unique nation with a deep-rooted historic experience.
America is a unique nation ever in the history of the world.
The globalized world — that is, one where a cosmopolitan permeability of peoples is the rule rather than the exception — seems the old and hardy fact about human existence, while the idea of the walled-off, unique nation, with its singular spirit, is the newcomer.
The globalized world — that is, one where cosmopolitan permeability of peoples is the rule, rather than the special exception — seems the old and hardy fact about human existence, while the idea of the walled-off, unique nation, with its singular spirit, is the newcomer.
Gone are the accusations that Mr. Romney made during the primary race: that Mr. Obama does not understand what makes America "such a unique nation," that he is trying to redistribute wealth or that he "takes his political inspiration from Europe, from the socialist-democrats in Europe".
This is part of a widespread Republican theory that simply believing that our country is a great and unique nation is not enough unless you also run around the world publicly pointing out to our allies that we are way, way better than they are.
I see America as the leader a unique nation with a special role in the world".
When de Tocqueville visited the young United States in the 1830s, he concluded that we were a "unique" nation.
And in this new era, does the idea of American exceptionalism need to be reinterpreted in order for the United States to remain a truly unique nation?
It is true that this doesn't look like a case for salience, but it is far from clear that the judge is saying there is a single unique nation (ours) that is supposed to give a damn.
