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American Values By Nicolaj Bundesen What are American Values? I decided to ask a few people as to what they thought it was. One person told me that the American dream was to be rich. Another person told me it was having a perfect family situation. The last person believed the American dream was to be able to do absolutely nothing. Whether it is a family working together towards one common goal, or a single …

…fundamental to their cultural advance. Although viewed as traditional values, these characteristics survived more than four centuries and abide in every true citizen. As seen throughout history, the seriousness of taking these values into future generations persists. Every American that believes in the ideals America was founded on has to agree that; without patriotism anarchy prevails. In essence, Washington's "ones" ( Rules, laws etc.) combined with effective loyalty produce a globally recognizable identity: The american values.