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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... 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 embrace of ...
... spirits of American commerce and American individualism. Here he and the others sought more transcendent symbolism. To the committee (as Adams reported to his wife, Abigail), Franklin proposed picturing “Moses lifting up his wand and ...
... spirit, look first to its holidays. In America we celebrate Labor Day, not Business Day. We remember those who sacrificed their lives for their country on Memorial Day and those who served to defend it on Veterans Day. Columbus Day ...
... spirit. In fostering complete religious freedom in Rhode Island, Williams signaled the beginning of the end for established churches throughout the colonies. And, by the close of the seventeenth century, with the introduction of the ...
... spirit still rings true. We pledge to walk together In the ways of truth and affection, As best we know them now Or may learn them in days to come, That we and our children may be fulfilled And that we may speak to the world In words ...
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 | |