Twelve Reasons to Love the U.S.A., III

“3.  No other country has done a better job of establishing equal rights for all citizens.  Certainly there have been times when the United States has fallen tragically short of its founding principles.  But especially in recent decades, no country has worked harder to eliminate discrimination and protect the rights of minorities.   There are plenty of nations where people’s ethnicity, religion, or gender define them as second-class citizens.  In contrast, America has been a pioneer in striving toward the ideal that all are created equal.” — William J. Bennett, The American Patriot’s Almanac, p.34