Also because, to paraphrase coffeemug, it was intended to "bring a meaningful change in the world. A huge change. A 1000% change."
As far as I know it's the only country founded on a set of enduring, fundamental moral principals, rather than because a bunch of tribes happened to be living in the same vicinity and some warlord or king 'united' them, or as you say to solve the contemporary problems of the day.
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Also because, to paraphrase coffeemug, it was intended to "bring a meaningful change in the world. A huge change. A 1000% change."
As far as I know it's the only country founded on a set of enduring, fundamental moral principals, rather than because a bunch of tribes happened to be living in the same vicinity and some warlord or king 'united' them, or as you say to solve the contemporary problems of the day.
http://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=1747713