by Bobby Jindal
America’s culture is its greatest asset — and the one under the greatest threat. I believe in American exceptionalism. America truly is the greatest country in the history of the world — but not for the reasons many suppose. America is not great merely because of our mighty military, free-market capitalism, or representative democracy. Don’t get me wrong; I am incredibly grateful to the men and women who serve our nation in uniform, and I want our armed services to continue to be stronger than any other. I strongly prefer our systems of economics and government, which empower individuals rather than centralized authority.
What has truly set America apart, however, has been something much more foundational — our culture.
Our Founding Fathers created a limited government dedicated to protecting, not creating, our God-given rights, and thus enshrined freedom into our foundational documents and ethos. That freedom presupposes a healthy culture and particular values, our civic religion derived from but not limited to our particular Western Judeo-Christian heritage........Read more
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