口号震天的例外论让位给了更冷静的爱国主义，普通公民认为长期趋势正在损害机会平等的承诺，特别是困扰着美国医疗、教育和基础设施系统的缺陷。
Chest-thumping exceptionalism has given way to a more sober patriotism, in which ordinary citizens recognize the long-term trends eroding the promise of equal opportunity, particularly the shortcomings that beset the country’s health-care, education, and infrastructure systems.