NATO was created to counter Russia's (formally USSR) military power and it has expanded in recent years.
People were chained together.
People jumped into the sea to escape.
Some people were flogged unmercifully.
It was the Founding Father Thomas Jefferson who included the idea of natural rights when he wrote the Declaration of Independence, since he wanted to make it clear why exactly the colonies were breaking ties with Britain.
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They believed that a society based around reason instead of religious fanaticism would improve the way people think to more critical, scientific thinking about social issues and problems.
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The Truman doctrine and NATO were United States responses to the communist threat after WWII.