The  American's Creed

MARGUERITE COURTRIGHT PATTON, REVISED

PRESIDENT GENERAL, NSDAR, 1950 - 1953

WILLIAM TYLER PAGE, of Friendship Heights, Maryland, gave to the citizens of this Country 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 sacrificed 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.

Examples of documented phrases in The American's Creed are as follows:

"The United States of America” Preamble, Constitution of the United States.

"A Government of the people, by the people, for the people." - Abraham Lincoln's Gettysburg Address.

"Whose just powers are derived from the consent of the governed." -  Declaration of Independence.

"A sovereign Nation of many sovereign States." - Derived from Article IV of the Constitution.

"A perfect Union." - Preamble of the Constitution.

"One and inseparable." -  Daniel Webster.

"Established upon those principles of freedom, equality, justice and humanity for which American patriots sacrificed their lives and fortunes." -  Derived from Declaration of Independence.

"I therefore believe it is my duty to my Country to love it." -  In substance from Nathan Hale and John Hancock.

"To obey its laws." - Compiled from Article VI, Constitution of the United States.