<p>John Winthrop's "A Model of Christian Charity" was a sermon given in April 1630 while he was aboard a ship headed to the newly established Massachusetts Bay colony.  The speech is considered the earliest example of the strive towards American exceptionalism.</p>

John Winthrop's "A Model of Christian Charity" was a sermon given in April 1630 while he was aboard a ship headed to the newly established Massachusetts Bay colony. The speech is considered the earliest example of the strive towards American exceptionalism.

<p>John Winthrop's "A Model of Christian Charity" was a sermon given in April 1630 while he was aboard a ship headed to the newly established Massachusetts Bay colony. &nbsp;The speech is considered the earliest example of the strive towards American exceptionalism.</p>

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