(Reuters) - Russian President Vladimir Putin accused the United States on Monday of being guided in its foreign policy not by international law but by the "rule of the gun."
"Our Western partners headed by the United States prefer not to be guided by international law in their practical policies, but by the rule of the gun," he told a joint session of parliament.
"They have come to believe in their exceptionalism and their sense of being the chosen ones. That they can decide the destinies of the world, that it is only them who can be right."------
this quote from Putin struck me as i read it. he said that the US believe that they are the "chosen ones" and that they are the only ones who can be right? i was considering that and thinking over a discussion i had with another believer recently who said something very similar, that the attitude of this country whether christian or not always seems to be that "we are right?" we talked about the very negative influences some of those attitudes have had on other countries because we have taken our water down version of truth and told others this is the way you must be a christian. does this country struggle with the sin of pride, and arrogance? do we always seem to think we are right? are other countries any better or is the US really caught up in its own arrogance? i tend to think men no matter where they come from are sinners and all are capable of pride and thinking highly of themselves, not sure the US is any different then other places.
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