What exactly is a "city on a hill" many consider it to be a perfect society, but .
overall nothing in this world that's human at least, can be perfect. So maybe a "city .
on a hill" is a society that strives for perfection but in the end will never reach there.
goal, not because they can't, just because it's not possible. The saying a "city on a.
hill" came from the Puritan leader John Winthrop. John Winthrop wanted to create a.
society with no flaws that everyone would look up to. They thought that all they.
needed to create their perfect society was hard work and religion. The Puritans.
society was far from perfect though, in fact, I think the pressure to have such a.
perfect society was the cause of most of their problems.
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Since Winthrop's time, the term "City on a Hill" has come to inherit a special .
meaning to Americans today. What we think of as a "city on a hill" is a lot .
different from what the Puritans considered a "city on a hill." A perfect society for .
America today would be based on economy, technology, and equality, as for Puritans .
it was based on hard work and religion. America inherited the idea that in some way .
this land was to be a great experiment, a worthy model for other nations to follow. .
America continuously strive to be a "city on a hill" that is on of the reasons why we .
are the most powerful society in the world. .
