TY - JOUR
AU - Smith, Rogers M.
AB - THE "AMERICAN CREED" AND AMERICAN IDENTITY: THE LIMITS OF LIBERAL CITIZENSHIP IN THE UNITED STATES ROGERS M. SMITH Yale University President Woodrow Wilson told a of natural- N 1915, group newly ized citizens that had sworn &dquo;to no one,&dquo; they just allegiance only to &dquo;a to a of to a of the great ideal, great body principles, great hope human race&dquo; The view of American 1980: (Harrington 678). citizenship Wilson thus has a historic expressed distinguished lineage, recently reaffirmed P. In American T’he Promise Samuel Politics: by Huntington. he maintains that for most &dquo;national nations, of Disharmony, identity is the of a of historical evolution com- product long process involving mon common common ethnic com- ancestors, experiences, background, mon common and common But language, culture, usually religion. &dquo; an list of that the United citing impressive authorities, Huntington argues American has States is different. civic been based on identity &dquo;political on shared to the &dquo;American Creed&dquo; of liberal ideas,&dquo; allegiance 1981: (Huntington 23). democracy like most of his also that this is more authorities, Huntington, implies He or less the it should be .2 believes that whenever the United States way becomes the nation’s democratic ideals serve to liberal 
TI - The "American Creed" and American Identity: the Limits of Liberal Citizenship in the United States
JF - Western Political Quarterly
DO - 10.1177/106591298804100202
DA - 1988-06-01
UR - https://www.deepdyve.com/lp/sage/the-american-creed-and-american-identity-the-limits-of-liberal-jKdrROx7Y8
SP - 225
EP - 251
VL - 41
IS - 2
DP - DeepDyve
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