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...destroy the faithful representation of the people and the unity of our republic. We cannot continue to gerrymander America into ideological boundaries—a distinct Democratic States of America and Republican Confederacy. That is the inevitable outcome of our current two-party system: “E pluribus duo?...

Author: By Ashin D. Shah | Title: The Party-Line Confederacy | 3/26/2010 | See Source »

...Profit Motive We tell ourselves a tale in America, and you can read it in Latin on the back of a buck: E pluribus unum. Many people from many lands, made one in a patriotic forge. And there's truth in that story - it conjures powerful pictures in the theater of our national mind. But it can also be misleading. Lots of Americans can't stand one another, don't trust each other and are willing - even eager - to believe the worst about one another. This story is as old as the gun used by Vice President Aaron Burr...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Mad Man: Is Glenn Beck Bad for America? | 9/17/2009 | See Source »

...pluribus unum you're looking for, try American Idol...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Mad Man: Is Glenn Beck Bad for America? | 9/17/2009 | See Source »

...ideal that all are created equal, and we have shed blood and struggled for centuries to give meaning to those words - within our borders, and around the world. We are shaped by every culture, drawn from every end of the Earth, and dedicated to a simple concept: E pluribus unum: "Out of many...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Full Text: President Barack Obama's Speech to the Muslim World | 6/4/2009 | See Source »

...American first and French second. By contrast, European Union attempts to impose a European identity have largely failed. Most citizens of the E.U.'s 27 member states jealously retain their national identity because they have never connected with the Brussels-based superstructure. The U.S. national motto is E pluribus unum - From many, one. I do not believe this sentiment will ever take hold in Europe. May the American people enjoy their sense of a common destiny and purpose for many years to come. Karl H. Pagac, Villeneuve-Loubet, France

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Inbox | 7/17/2008 | See Source »

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