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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... peace; commerce, and honest friendship with all nations, entangling alliances with none ... . Freedom of religion, freedom of the press, and freedom of person ... . These principles form the bright constellation which has gone before us ...
... peace). Arrayed above the eagle is a constellation of thirteen stars, representing the original thirteen states. In its beak waves a banner reading, E pluribus unum (“Out of many, one”), expressing the essence of our nation's creed ...
... peace and goodwill. What Americans of every faith celebrate today at Thanksgiving is more encompassing than what the Pilgrims and Puritans brought with them to the table. But without what they brought, there would be no feast. 2 SOUL ...
... peace. The world otherwise would be like the sea, wherein men, like fishes, would hunt and devour each other, and the greater devour the less.” Roger Williams's career is emblematic of America's emerging democratic spirit. Born in ...
... peace and the beauty of civility and humanity [may] be maintained among the chief opposers and dissenters.” This proposition undergirds Williams's third argument in favor of religious liberty: It is in the best interest of both church ...
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 | |