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Reagan called America a 'city on a hill' because taxpayers funded the humanities

  • Written by Abram Van Engen, Associate Professor of English, Washington University in St Louis
imagePresident Ronald Reagan on stage with his wife Nancy, 1984.AP Photo/Reed Saxon

When Ronald Reagan called the United States a “city on a hill,” in 1974, it encapsulated an expansive, optimistic vision of America.

The phrase comes from a Puritan sermon by John Winthrop called “A Model of Christian Charity.” But no one knew...

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