That view of the relation between the state and the individual was what made the American experiment with freedom so unique.

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Contrary to the Arabists' impassioned claims, the waxing and waning of America's relations with Arab states over the years has borne little to no relation to the state of America's relations with Israel.

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Such essential questions as the proper relation between religion and the state, and between central and local government, remain to be resolved.

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