The American Dream

Here's an excerpt and a link (below) for an exchange between Ramin Jahanbegloo and Richard Rorty published in openDemocracy.net, regarding "The American Dream" and its global significance.

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"...people in many countries have a stake in the American dream. The American dream is not only the dream of the Americans, but the dream of others to become American. From the very beginning, America, the land of freedom, has also been the world's dream: a society built on new foundations, held together not by traditions, but by the idea of a generous and hospitable country open to any experience."
--Ramin Jahanbegloo, Iran Cultural Research Bureau, in a letter to Richard Rorty

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Posted by Benjamin at September 10, 2004 12:15 PM
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