The American Creed: A Spiritual and Patriotic PrimerWhat makes us all Americans--whatever our differences--is adherence to a creed, a creed based upon cornerstone truths the founders believed "self-evident." From the earliest days, the survival of the new republic hinged not merely upon the expression of these grand principles of liberty and equality but upon their spiritual underpinnings. Freedom and faith were intertwined. America, as a foreign observer once put it, is a nation with the soul of a church. |
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... moments of error or alarm, let us hasten to retrace our steps and to regain the road which alone leads to peace, liberty, and safety. —Thomas Jefferson, First Inaugural Address PREAMBLE WHEN THE FOUNDERS GATHERED ONE WILTINGLY HOT JULY IN.
... Thomas Jefferson's preamble to the Declaration of Independence. The faith of a nation is captured in its words, words that distill a mission while investing future citizens with a sacred charge. “Creed” sounds forbidding and ...
... Thomas Jefferson and perfected by the Continental Congress rests upon a clear separation between church and state, the body politic does have a soul. Chesterton assumed that the American Creed condemned atheism, since it secures human ...
... Thomas Jefferson, and John Adams with the task of designing the Great Seal. Franklin later toyed with the motto. “Mind Your Business,” a double entendre that evoked the spirits of American commerce and American individualism. Here he ...
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Contents
WE HOLD THESE TRUTHS | |
A NEW BIRTH OF FREEDOM | |
E Pluribus Unum | |
AMERICAS MISSION | |
AMERICAN FUNDAMENTAL | |
THE FOUR FREEDOMS | |
NEW FRONTIERS OLD TRUTHS | |
AMERICA THE BEAUTIFUL | |
CONCLUSION | |
ACKNOWLEDGMENTS | |