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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... its moral promise. A century later—forty years ago—within sight of the memorials dedicated to Jefferson and Lincoln, in Washington, D.C., Martin Luther King, Jr., inspired a new generation of American citizens when he said, “I.
... centuries after they landed in Plymouth Bay and Salem Harbor, Alexis de Tocqueville reminded us, “It must never be forgotten that religion gave birth to Anglo-American society. In the United States, religion is therefore mingled with ...
... century was half over, Roger Williams and others had already invested the Puritan letter with a broader Christian spirit. In fostering complete religious freedom in Rhode Island, Williams signaled the beginning of the end for ...
... century New England a theocracy—if by this one means the rule of priests—is misleading. Governance rested in the hands of elected congregants, not those of their ministerial leaders. The Mayflower Compact was drawn up wholly without ...
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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 | |