U2's Bono - "America is an idea"

"It's not a left/right issue. It's a right/wrong issue, and America has constantly been on the side of what's right. America is an idea, That's how we see you around the world: As one of the greatest ideas in human history... The idea is that you and me are created equal... If we have dignity, if we have justice, then leave it to us. We'll do the rest... This country was the first to claw its way out of darkness and  put that on paper." ~Bono (U2 frontman)