But our way is still closer to the American ideal.

It is named for the popular American ideal of liberty.

If the hall includes space for it, then jazz will have moved not one step but two toward an American ideal.

The group said such an appeal "is contrary to the American ideal."

They have come to embody whatever remains of the American ideal.

But from its earliest days, the American ideal promised something more, and was held up as a global example.

"I will offer the American ideals of economic freedom a clear and unapologetic defense."

The self-help movement, beginning in the 1970's, extended this American ideal to women.

We can all point to foreign policy mistakes, even actions which at times betrayed American ideals.

How could a test raise standards while preserving the American ideals of democracy and opportunity for all?