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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... furnace of history and burnished by developing thought, can endure the trials of time. They have to be steadfast enough to redeem history itself, reawakening tired minds, rekindling passion in hearts Title Page Epigraph PREAMBLE.
... hearts grown weary. Creeds are spiritual touchstones. They are finished in fire, yet cool to the touch when passed from hand to hand one generation to the next. Capturing the essence of the American experiment, the American Creed ...
... hearts. When someone has lived right in the middle of the United States for eight years, as I did, he knows that spiritual dimension does exist, he knows to what extent the citizens and the collectivities of America are imbued with ...
... heart and spirit you have. People concluded that you didn't have any. You were envied, but you were not loved. Today, not being loved understates the reality. In many quarters of the world we are resented—even hated—for our perceived ...
... heart of winter. It could have proved a death sentence. Alone in the wilderness, Williams might have perished had it not been for the Native Americans near Narragansett Bay with whom he found refuge. That summer he purchased (rather ...
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 | |