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he wrote "City Upon A Hill"
AnswerThe Massachusetts Bay Colony.
He started the Massachusetts Bay Colony.
governor John Winthrop said, "we shall build a city upon the hill and eyes of all peopleare upon us."
The phrase,"City upon the hill," actually comes from the Old Testament, where Jesus held his sermon on the Mount. It was later coined by John Winthrop in his sermon to the Puritans, he used the phrase as a metaphor telling them they should act like Jesus on the mount because their actions would be observed by people throughout the world. They would be models of good behavior. President Reagan used it to show that those in Washington should be a model for people to look up to and that is why they are on top of a hill.
he wrote "City Upon A Hill"
john winthrop
AnswerThe Massachusetts Bay Colony.
He started the Massachusetts Bay Colony.
governor John Winthrop said, "we shall build a city upon the hill and eyes of all peopleare upon us."
John Winthrop. He became governor of the Massachusetts Bay colony when it was founded.
John Winthrop was one of the leading figures in the founding of the Massachusetts Bay Colony. His vision of the "Colony City on the Hill" dominated religious and government in the New England colonies. He served twelve terms as governor.
John Winthrop wanted Puritan New England to be a holy ideal community that others looked up to and admired.
No, that is wrong below. The term "city on a hill" comes from the Bible and was used by John Winthrop in 1630. He stated " we shall be as a city upon a hill, the eyes of all people are upon us." Then, in 1974 Reagan gave a speech called We will be a city upon a hill at the conservative political action convention. JFK also used the term in a speech.
The phrase,"City upon the hill," actually comes from the Old Testament, where Jesus held his sermon on the Mount. It was later coined by John Winthrop in his sermon to the Puritans, he used the phrase as a metaphor telling them they should act like Jesus on the mount because their actions would be observed by people throughout the world. They would be models of good behavior. President Reagan used it to show that those in Washington should be a model for people to look up to and that is why they are on top of a hill.
John Winthrop was a respected political leader in 1600s. He led English Puritans to the New World and served as their governer on-and-off for 12 years. He is most famous for a sermon he gave titled 'City Upon a Hill'.
W. Winthrop Clement has written: 'The club on Golden Hill' -- subject(s): Drug & Chemical Club of New York