America is envied and hated

"During the past two hundred years the United States has out distanced the world in extending the benefits of inventions and discoveries to the vast majority of its people in such fields as medicine, housing, education, power-energy, transportation, space, aircraft, and agriculture. Furthermore, Americans have been responsible for more discoveries and inventions in science and elsewhere then any nation on earth. It’s young men and women have fought in wars throughout the world in defense of freedom, asking nothing for their efforts and sacrificing their lives in return. The United States is always the first nation to provide relief and aid to other nations that have had natural calamities, sometimes even providing aid to our enemies. We have given more dollars in aid and relief them most of the world nations combined. In spite of our largess we are the target of the hate and envy of the rest of the world. " (The 5000 Year Leap, Forward quote from Ronald M. Mann, Deputy Director, Commission on the Bicentennial of the United States Consititution)