Like rule of law, this is not exactly unique to the US, at least not since the later 19th Century. In 2006, most countries have separation of Church and State; many of those that don't (e.g. England) are just as modern as the US. A lot of the items on this list look like 'Reasons Why the United States Was the Greatest Nation in 1776'; the rest of the world is not as primitive as some Americans seem to think.
