If phrases in "The American's Creed" strike you as familiar, there's good reason. The creed's author, William Tyler Page, drew from well-known documents and sources, including:
Preamble, Constitution of the United States: "The United States of America." And, "A perfect union."
Abraham Lincoln's Gettysburg Address: "A government of the people, by the people, for the people."
Declaration of Independence: "Whose just powers are derived from the consent of the governed." And, "Established upon those principles of freedom, equality, justice, and humanity for which American patriots sacrificed their lives and fortunes."
Article IV of the Constitution: "A sovereign nation of many sovereign states." And, "To obey its laws."
Daniel Webster: "One and inseparable."
Edward Everett Hale's "The Man Without a Country": "I therefore believe it is my duty to my Country to love it."
