id author title date pages extension mime words sentences flesch summary cache txt en-wikipedia-org-548 American Dream - Wikipedia .html text/html 8119 941 64 The American Dream is a national ethos of the United States, the set of ideals (democracy, rights, liberty, opportunity and equality) in which freedom includes the opportunity for prosperity and success, as well as an upward social mobility for the family and children, achieved through hard work in a society with few barriers. In the definition of the American Dream by James Truslow Adams in 1931, "life should be better and richer and fuller for everyone, with opportunity for each according to ability or achievement" regardless of social class or circumstances of birth.[1] Although the phrase has been used previously by Western journalists and scholars,[82][83] a translation of a New York Times article written by the American journalist Thomas Friedman, "China Needs Its Own Dream", has been credited with popularizing the concept in China.[83] He attributes the term to Peggy Liu and the environmental NGO JUCCCE's China Dream project,[84][85] which defines the Chinese Dream as sustainable development.[85] In 2013, China's new paramount leader Xi Jinping began promoting the phrase as a slogan, leading to its widespread use in the Chinese media.[86] ./cache/en-wikipedia-org-548.html ./txt/en-wikipedia-org-548.txt