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6、intentionallyleftblankYouhavetodescribethecountryintermsofwhatyoupassionatelyhopeitwillbecome,aswellasintermsofwhatyouknowittobenow.Youhavetobeloyaltoadreamcountryratherthantotheonetowhichyouwakeupeverymorning.Unlesssuchloyaltyexists,theidealhasnochanceofbecomingactual.Richar

7、dRorty,AchievingOurCountry,ThispageintentionallyleftblankCONTENTSIntroduction:ADreamCountry[]DreamoftheGoodLife(I):ThePuritanEnterprise[]DreamCharter:TheDeclarationofIndependence[]DreamoftheGoodLife(II):UpwardMobility[]ContentsKingof

8、America:TheDreamofEquality[]DetachedHouses:TheDrea