“We are exceptional in a certain way that no other nation is,” Secretary of State John Kerry told U.S. embassy staffers in Vienna last week.

We’re the only country founded on “the idea that people are created equal and that all people have a chance to aspire for greatness. … Pretty amazing, right?” Kerry enthused.

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