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The American's Creed
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From: aa300 (Jerry Murphy)
Subject: The American's Creed
Date: Wed, 24 Jan 90 15:32:40 EST
The American's Creed
"I believe in the United States of America as a Government of the people, by
the people, for the people; whose just powers are derived from the consent of
the governed; a democracy in a republic, a sovereign Nation of many sovereign
States; a perfect Union one and inseparable; established upon those principles
of freedom, equality, justice and humanity for which American patriots sacri-
ficed their lives and fortunes. I therefore believe it is my duty to my country
to love it, to support its Constitution, to obey its laws, to respect its flag,
and to defend it against all enemies."
On a day in the spring of 1917, when the United States was heading inevitably
toward war with Germany, William Tyler Page (1868-1942), then Clerk of the House
of Representatives, sat down and wrote the only formal prose he is known ever to
have penned. He showed it to political leaders, and it was adopted on April 3,
1918 by resolution of the House of Representatives as "The American's Creed".
CHARLES HURD
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