These are the words I have tried to live by, as an American. Author: Dean Alfange, in 1930. Would the Progressive still live by these words today?
An American’s Creed
“I DO NOT CHOOSE TO BE A COMMON MAN. IT IS MY RIGHT TO BE UNCOMMON. I SEEK TO DEVELOP WHATEVER TALENTS GOD GAVE ME—NOT SECURITY. I DO NOT WISH TO BE A KEPT CITIZEN, HUMBLED AND DULLED BY HAVING THE STATE LOOK AFTER ME. I WANT TO TAKE THE CALCULATED RISK; TO DREAM AND TO BUILD, TO FAIL AND TO SUCCEED. I REFUSE TO BARTER INCENTIVE FOR A DOLE. I PREFER THE CHALLENGES OF LIFE TO THE GUARANTEED EXISTENCE; THE THRILL OF FULFILLMENT TO THE STALE CALM OF UTOPIA. I WILL NOT TRADE FREEDOM FOR BENEFICENCE NOR MY DIGNITY FOR A HANDOUT. I WILL NEVER COWER BEFORE ANY EARTHLY MASTER NOR BEND TO ANY THREAT. IT IS MY HERITAGE TO STAND ERECT, PROUD AND UNAFRAID; TO THINK AND ACT MYSELF, ENJOY THE BENEFIT OF MY CREATIONS AND TO FACE THE WORLD BOLDLY AND SAY – ‘THIS, WITH GOD’S HELP, I HAVE DONE.’ ALL THIS IS WHAT IT MEANS TO BE AN AMERICAN.”
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Jane Doe
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