John Winthrop, first governor of the Massachusetts Bay Colony, gave what has become one of the most famous and influential speeches of American history--right up there with the Gettysburg Address and Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.'s "I Have a Dream" speech from his march on Washington. Phrases from this speech have established the bedrock of our country, been invoked by great Presidents, and misapplied out of context. Read A Model of Christian Charity (sorry for the archaic English). What do you conclude Winthrop's intention to be? Do you think modern leaders have been right to apply the "city on a hill" concept to America's role in the world? What about the role of religious freedom or tolerance?
Photo: John Winthrop, Encyclopaedia Brittanica
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