By Deepti Hajela NEW YORK (AP) \u2014 The aspirations cut a wide swath through American history since 1776 \u2014 from the \u201cAll men are created equal\u201d of the Declaration of Independence and the \u201cWe the people\u201d of the Constitution, to the \u201cindivisible, with liberty and justice for all\u201d of the Pledge of Allegiance. One can find it in the country\u2019s name \u2014 the UNITED States of America \u2014 and in the sentiment of the motto written in Latin on its coins and one-dollar bills: E Pluribus Unum, or \u201cout of many, one.\u201d The effort has been optimistic and unrealistic, successful and a failure, enduring as an American ideal during moments when citizens struggled \u2014 and struggle today \u2014 to practice it. How has the notion of unity in American society… <\/p>\n
By Deepti Hajela NEW YORK (AP) \u2014 The aspirations cut a wide swath through American history since 1776 \u2014 from the \u201cAll men are created equal\u201d of the Declaration of Independence and the \u201cWe the people\u201d of the Constitution, to the \u201cindivisible, with liberty and justice for all\u201d of the Pledge of Allegiance. One can find it in the country\u2019s name \u2014 the UNITED States of America \u2014 and in the sentiment of the motto written in Latin on its coins and one-dollar bills: E Pluribus Unum, or \u201cout of many, one.\u201d The effort has been optimistic and unrealistic, successful and a failure, enduring as an American ideal during moments when citizens struggled \u2014 and struggle today \u2014 to practice it. How has the notion of unity in American society... <\/p>\n