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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... fact represents today's America, we have lost our way. To find the path homeward, we carry a map in our wallets. The very currency that facilitates our commerce reminds us that we trust not in the power of our wealth or might but in a ...
... fact that our ancestors— and I claim New England ancestry—came to this country in order to establish freedom of religion,” he said in a speech celebrating the 250th anniversary of Norwich, Connecticut, in 1909. “Well, if you are going ...
... fact as well as legend. Though they represent the most traveled bridge to our history, holidays can homogenize the past, making it less relevant to the present and instructive for the future. Thanksgiving itself is a perfect example ...
... fact, the subtext for Winthrop's sermon. Entitling it “A Model of Christian Charity,” he framed the challenge his people faced in purely spiritual terms. Winthrop knew that he and his company of Puritans were “doing a new thing.” He ...
... fact, on account of his leniency he fell from favor and, for a brief time, from major office. Nonetheless, Winthrop's political philosophy was elitist to the core, presuming the superior judgment of a chosen few, in whose hands the ...
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 | |