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In 1955, the Gallup Organization asked Americans to suppose they were talking in a general way about the United States and other countries. The organization then asked which of three statements came closer to the respondent’s point of view. Two-thirds chose the response that the United States was the “greatest country in the world, better than all other countries in every possible way.” Thirty-one percent believed the US was “a great country but so are certain other countries.” And finally, 1% said that in many other respects, certain other countries were better than the US. A version of this question has been asked occasionally by pollsters ever since. A 1998 survey of parents done for Public Agenda found 84% believed the United States was “a unique country that stands for something special in the world,” while 13% said the US is “just another country whose system is no better or worse than other countries.” In 2011, the Pew Research Center began asking another version. That year, 38% responded that “the U.S. stands above all other countries in the world,” while 53% said the U.S. was “one of the greatest countries in the world, along with some others.” Eight percent said there were other countries that were better than the U.S. The 38% response has been trending downward unevenly, and in 2024, using a different methodology, 20% said the US stands above, while 55% said there were other countries that were also great. Twenty-four percent said there were other countries that were better, three times as many as had given that response in 2011. The Chicago Council for Global Affairs presents a binary choice: “Some people say the United States has a unique character that makes it the greatest country in the world. Others say that every country is unique, and…

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