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I'm not sure "grandeur" is a word I'd use to describe the United States. Glitter, perhaps, and certainly bustle, but I don't see much grandeur in our lives. I

I'm not sure "grandeur" is a word I'd use to describe the United States. Glitter, perhaps, and certainly bustle, but I don't see much grandeur in our lives. I think it's both interesting and relevant that the word "pompous" could once describe a positive trait; frequently, Handel's music was praised for its pompous solemnity.

monocasa 12y ago
You could argue the same for the Greek and Roman empires at their height too.
- JasonFruit 12y ago
  That depends on what you consider their height: the height of their power, or the height of their culture — which I would argue happened at different times.
  - monocasa 12y ago
    Not really, I'd say that in either case my original point still stands.