Author:  Sarah Vowell
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Because of the "city upon a hill" sound bite, "
" is one of the formative documents outlining the idea of America. But dig deep into its communitarian ethos and it reads more like an America that might have been, an America fervently devoted to the quaint goals of working together and getting along. Of course, this America does exist. It's called Canada.

( Sarah Vowell )
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