America's fundamental optimism is what will see it through, while Europe tears itself apart in moral confusion and historical guilt. The US is a country that (still) knows what it stands for and why it exists, and it will continue to offer that self-belief to the waves of immigrants who arrive, wanting to be free.

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This is a placeholder explanation generated by the low-overhead model. It interprets "America's fundamental optimism is what will see it through, while Europe tears itself apart in moral confusion and historical guilt. The US is a country that (still) knows what it stands for and why it exists, and it will continue to offer that self-belief to the waves of immigrants who arrive, wanting to be free." in the context of "Janet Daley, "9/11: The dark day that brought out the worst in Britain" (10 September 2011), The Telegraph" to mean that wisdom is timeless.