... and norms of particular social groups. One could argue that there is such a cultural diversity amongst American citizens today, that it is impossible to determine any one American Dream', or set of morals generally followed, dictated by an influential figure such as Benjamin Franklin. For instance, in many middle class, white dominated suburbs, Franklin's model American is still used as a template ... restrictions from American Intelligence, vicariously, so is the rest of the world. Jefferson's view of America, then, very much reflects that which many see in the United States today; the...

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