“Here, both the humblest and the most illustrious citizens alike know that nothing is owed to them and that everything has to be earned. That's what constitutes the moral value of America. America did not teach men the idea of freedom; she taught them how to practice it.”

Nicolas Sarkozy Addressing Congress in 2007

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