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   Jun 28, 2010 · First, we see what “city on a hill” really means: it doesn’t mean perfect, it means visible. They will be under a microscope, unable to hide their failures from all the eyes trained on them. No one wants to live in a city on a hill, because all of your faults and failings are in plain view.

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2. www.rai.ox.ac.uk › article › city-hill-exceptionalA City on a Hill: The exceptional history of a powerful metaphor

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   It is one of America’s most powerful founding myths – the pilgrims on an errand into the wilderness to create a new model society– “we shall be like a city upon the hill,” Massachusetts Bay Colony Governor Winthrop was supposed to have said in 1630, “the eyes of the world upon us”.

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4. www.thoughtco.com › city-upon-a-hill-john-winthropCity Upon a Hill: Colonial American Literature - ThoughtCo

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   Coming to this paradise of horrors, the settlers wanted to create for themselves a heaven on earth, a community in which they could worship and live as they sought fit - without interference. The Bible was cited as the authority for law and everyday practices.

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   Today the eyes of all people are truly upon us—and our governments, in every branch, at every level, national, state and local, must be as a city upon a hill—constructed and inhabited by men aware of their great trust and their great responsibilities.

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   “For we shall be a city on a hill,” writes Winthrop. “The eyes of all people are upon us.” In Matthew 5:14, Jesus tells His followers, “You are the light of the world. A city that is set on a hill cannot be hidden.” Indeed, the Puritans had a great vision in coming to America.

7. thehistoricpresent.com › the-city-upon-a-hill-byThe City Upon a Hill by John Winthrop - The Historic Present

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   First, we see what “city on a hill” really means: it doesn’t mean perfect, it means visible. They will be under a microscope, unable to hide their failures from all the eyes trained on them. No one wants to live in a city on a hill, because all of your faults and failings are in plain view.

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   Are We a city on a hill?

   • “For we shall be a city on a hill,” writes Winthrop. “The eyes of all people are upon us.” In Matthew 5:14, Jesus tells His followers, “You are the light of the world. A city that is set on a hill cannot be hidden.” Indeed, the Puritans had a great vision in coming to America.

   A City on a Hill: Why John Winthrop and the Puritans Came to America

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   Is our government a city on a hill?

   • Today the eyes of all people are truly upon us—and our governments, in every branch, at every level, national, state and local, must be as a city upon a hill—constructed and inhabited by men aware of their great trust and their great responsibilities.

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   What does City on a hill mean?

   • "CITY ON A HILL""CITY ON A HILL." The term "city on a hill" was initially invoked by English-born Puritan leader John Winthrop. The concept became central to the United States' conception of itself as an exceptional and exemplary nation.

   City on a Hill - Encyclopedia.com

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   Who wrote City upon a hill?

   • The “City upon a Hill” section of the essay called “A Model of Christian Charity” was written in 1630 by the Puritan leader John Winthrop while the first group of Puritan emigrants was still onboard their ship, the Arbella, waiting to disembark and create their first settlement in what would become New England.

   “The City upon a Hill” by John Winthrop: what is it about?

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   Did Winthrop say 'we shall be like a city on the hill?

   • The episode was not found or is unavailable. It is one of America’s most powerful founding myths – the pilgrims on an errand into the wilderness to create a new model society– “we shall be like a city upon the hill,” Massachusetts Bay Colony Governor Winthrop was supposed to have said in 1630, “the eyes of the world upon us”.

   A City on a Hill: The exceptional history of a powerful metaphor

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   Why did Jesus want a city on a hill?

   • Referencing Matthew 5:14, they ultimately hoped that their community would provide a godly model—a “city on a hill”—for Europe and the world. “For we shall be a city on a hill,” writes Winthrop. “The eyes of all people are upon us.” In Matthew 5:14, Jesus tells His followers, “You are the light of the world.

   A City on a Hill: Why John Winthrop and the Puritans Came to America

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9. www.encyclopedia.com › city-hillCity on a Hill - Encyclopedia.com

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   Drawing upon Matthew 5:14–15, Winthrop articulated his vision of the prospective Puritan colony in New England as "a city upon a hill": an example to England and the world of a truly godly society.