1.   But at every turn, on every issue, we compete with the words and deeds of the president, the embodiment of our national mythology.

2.   For one thing, the image of New Yorkers as brash, contentious and impatient has abruptly vanished from the national mythology.

3.   On the one hand, our national mythology proclaims this country to be the land of opportunity.

4.   The pioneer and the cowboy are part of the national mythology.

5.   There is also a First Shot Bridge, a small stone span that occupies a place in Bulgarian national mythology analogous to Old North Bridge in Concord.

6.   Winning is ingrained in our national mythology.