America is the only country in the world founded on an idea, not geography, not religion, not ethnicity. A big idea. The idea stronger than any, more stronger than any army, more powerful than any dictator. The idea is we hold these truths to be self evident, that we're all created equal and deserve to be treated with dignity throughout our lives. While we never fully lived up to that idea, we've never walked away from it. Either. And after spending over 50 years at the center of it all, I know that the idea of Americans. (17:21–17:31)
CLAIM
Asserts that the foundational idea of America is the belief in equality and dignity for all.
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