City upon a Hill

"City upon a hill" is a phrase derived from the teaching of salt and light in Jesus's Sermon on the Mount.^{[n 1]} Originally applied to the city of Boston by early 17th century Puritans, it came to adopt broader use in political rhetoric in United States politics, that of a declaration of American exceptionalism, and referring to America acting as a "beacon of hope" for the world.^[1]

You are the light of the world. A city on a hill cannot be hidden

Jesus, Book of Matthew 5:14

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^ Squiers, A. (2018). The Politics of the Sacred in America: The Role of Civil Religion in Political Practice. New York: Springer. pp. 62–63. ISBN 978-3-319-68870-1.

[:0-2] Squiers, A. (2018). The Politics of the Sacred in America: The Role of Civil Religion in Political Practice. New York: Springer. pp. 62–63. ISBN 978-3-319-68870-1.

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