Limits to pluribus, limits to unum: unity, diversity, and the great American balancing act. (Multiculuralism and Diversity)

National Forum | January 1, 1994| | Copyright

Since its inception, the United States has engaged in a continuous, delicate balancing act involving varying and sometimes conflicting principles. One of those balancing acts has involved the alternatives posed by pluribus (pluralistic and individualistic) and unum (unifying and cohering) imperatives, both deeply embedded in our nation's history and its Constitution. Such pluribus values as freedom, individualism, and diversity live in constant and inevitable tension with such unum values as authority, conformity, and commonality. However, this historical balancing act has ...

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