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True American Greatness

The concept of “American Greatness” is critical for the success of the American experiment.

Currently the concept of “American Greatness” seems to be either ignored or trivialized and that has become a major threat to America as a democracy. The American experiment will not survive by being ordinary. Being a democracy is too tough and it demands more. It demands American Greatness. If the American experiment is to continue the current generations of Americans will need to draw upon and model American Greatness.

That greatness is based on two foundation blocks and now depends on whether we model American Greatness with which we have been blessed and entrusted – by honoring our past and taking on the big tough challenges we currently face.

The American Experiment Won’t Survive Being Ordinary

Being a successful democracy is tough. It is actually extraordinarily tough. It requires a lot of individual citizens. It requires a high degree of solidarity – working together on key issues. It requires solid flexible democratic processes and institutions.
It is unlikely that any external force will destroy the American experiment in democracy. We can, however, give it away by walking away from the challenge and abdicating to internal authoritarian forces – always a temptation because being a citizen in a democracy is demanding, requiring belief, courage, perseverance, and resilience.

It’s our turn to draw upon American Greatness and model it – acting to carry it forward and persevering against the odds.

America will never be destroyed from the outside. If we falter and lose our freedoms, it will be because we destroyed ourselves.

Abraham Lincoln

“American Greatness”

Because the American Experiment in Democracy Won’t Survive “Ordinary”

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“Play Large”

We Act from Our Larger Selves – Together

1. The American experiment won’t survive “ordinary” 2. The uncommon individual qualities required 3. The national qualities required 4. Six courage-led actions to counter the fear 5 . Six fear driven actions to avoid 6. Taking the first steps

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Our Challenge - Now

We Act from Our Larger Selves – Together

1. After 250 years America is still a grand experiment 2. We are the beneficiaries of American Greatness – and entrusted with carrying it forward 3. We must take on the big tough challenges we face as citizens of a democracy 4. We must strengthen our democratic institutions and processes to take on the challenges 5. We must act from “solidarity”, not “sameness” 6. We can’t not choose – we strive for “great” or accept “ordinary”

True American Greatness

The American Experiment Won’t Survive Being Ordinary

It’s our turn to draw upon American Greatness and model it – acting to carry it forward and persevering against the odds.

“American Greatness”

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We Act from Our Larger Selves – Together

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We Act from Our Larger Selves – Together

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We Act from Our Larger Selves – Together

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Foundation Block #1 – Our Founding