Anonymous ID: b7eb84 Oct. 29, 2020, 11:09 a.m. No.11345324   ๐Ÿ—„๏ธ.is ๐Ÿ”—kun

>>11345300

 

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.

 

โ€“Written 1917, accepted by the United States House of Representatives on April 3, 1918.

Anonymous ID: b7eb84 Oct. 29, 2020, 11:14 a.m. No.11345378   ๐Ÿ—„๏ธ.is ๐Ÿ”—kun

>>11345339

Excerpt from Common Sense, written in 1776 by Thomas Paine

 

I do not choose to be a common man.

It is my right to be uncommon โ€ฆ if I can.

I seek opportunity โ€ฆ 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 master

Nor bend to any threat.

It is my heritage to stand erect, proud and unafraid;

To think and act for myself,

To enjoy the benefit of my creations

And to face the world boldly and say:

This, with Godโ€™s help, I have done.