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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... TRUTHS” 5 - “A NEW BIRTH OF FREEDOM” 6 - E Pluribus Unum 7 - AMERICA'S MISSION 8 - AMERICAN FUNDAMENTAL 9 - THE FOUR FREEDOMS 10 - NEW FRONTIERS, OLD TRUTHS 11 - THE AMERICAN DREAM 12 - “AMERICA THE BEAUTIFUL” CONCLUSION OTHER BOOKS BY ...
... truths so rock-ribbed and essential that they were deemed “self-evident.” Truth cast in language that, in turn, spells out the truth for succeeding generations deserves to be called a creed. So it is with Thomas Jefferson's preamble to ...
... truths our founders held selfevident: justice for all, because we are all created equal; and, liberty for all, because we are all endowed by the Creator with certain inalienable rights. America's fidelity to this creed is judged by ...
... truth but not the whole truth. When we forget our history—especially when we forget the principles on which our nation was founded—we also are doomed to fail to live up to it. We attack our own history as if we were investigative ...
... 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 and actions Of peace and goodwill. What Americans of every faith ...
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 | |