The article discusses the foundational principles of American democracy, emphasizing the importance of opportunity for all. It critiques the current administration's divisive rhetoric, which fosters ingroup/outgroup dynamics and xenophobia. The author suggests that a return to a more humanistic approach, rooted in evolutionary psychology, could provide a path toward unity. Through citing Emma Lazarus and Abraham Lincoln, the piece underscores the values of inclusivity and freedom that should guide the nation, especially in uncertain times marked by fear and division.
"Give me your tired, your poor,Your huddled masses yearning to breathe free,The wretched refuse of your teeming shore.Send these, the homeless, tempest-tost to me,I lift my lamp beside the golden door!" -Emma Lazarus, 1883 (in reference to the symbolic nature of the Statue of Liberty)
"...that we here highly resolve that these dead shall not have died in vain, that this nation, under God, shall have a new birth of freedom, and that government of the people, by the people, for the people, shall not perish from the earth." -Abraham Lincoln, 1863, from the Gettysburg Address.
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