… have always done across place and time for 2000 years, they turned their eyes to heaven and placed their faith in the hands of God. It is no coincidence that America, from the very beginning, has occupied a unique and exceptional place in world history. Before the Christian west, most societies and civilizations for that matter, fought in stagnant cycles. The flooding of the Nile, the return of the rains, the cycle of the harvest. (01:16–01:22)
CLAIM
Asserts that America has held a unique and exceptional position in world history since its founding.
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