An answer to the question, "What makes America the greatest country in the world?"
After saying repeatedly that America isn't the greatest country in the world and going on a rant, the speaker finished with this powerful monologue. About why America used to be the greatest country in the world.
"We sure used to be. We stood up for what was right! We fought for moral reasons, we passed and struck down laws for moral reasons. We waged war on poverty, not poor people. We sacrificed, we cared about our neighbors, we put our money where our mouths were, and we never beat our chest. We built great big things, made ungodly technological advances, explored the universe, cured diseases, and cultivated the world's greatest artists and the world's greatest economy. We reached for the stars, and we acted like men. We aspired to intelligence; we didn't belittle it; it didn't make us feel inferior. We didn't identify ourselves by who we voted for in the last election, and we didn't scare so easily. And we were able to be all these things and do all these things because we were informed. By great men, men who were revered. The first step to solving any problem, is recognizing that there is one. America is not the greatest country in the world anymore."
From the HBO show The Newsroom.
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