Victor Davis Hanson: Confidence in the average free citizen made America absolutely exceptional.

Victor Davis Hanson wrote a really good (and short) article about American exceptionalism. This article really made me proud of our country, but not in the Michelle Obama "this is the first time I've ever been proud of my country" way.

I love this idea of trust in the free citizen and "Don't Tread on Me!" and equality of opportunity.

Here is a good summary of the article (but read it anyway!):

There is no rational reason why a small republican experiment in 1776 grew to dominate global culture and society — except that America is the only nation, past or present, that put trust in the individual rather than in the state and its elite bureaucracy.