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The American Creed is a term used to refer to the idea that the defining element of American identity, first formulated by
Thomas Jefferson
Thomas Jefferson (April 13, 1743 – July 4, 1826) was an American statesman, diplomat, lawyer, architect, philosopher, and Founding Father who served as the third president of the United States from 1801 to 1809. He was previously the natio ...
and elaborated by many others,
includes liberty, equality, justice, and humanity. Not to be confused with
Dean Alfange's "An American's Creed".
The American's Creed (resolution)
up195px, "The American's Creed" hung in Butler University's Jordan Hall
"The American's Creed" is the title of a resolution passed by the
U.S. House of Representatives
The United States House of Representatives, often referred to as the House of Representatives, the U.S. House, or simply the House, is the lower chamber of the United States Congress, with the Senate being the upper chamber. Together they ...
on April 3, 1918. It is a statement written in 1917 by
William Tyler Page as an entry into a patriotic contest that he won.
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List of U.S. national symbols
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American civil religion
American civil religion is a sociological theory that a nonsectarian quasi-religious faith exists within the United States with sacred symbols drawn from national history. Scholars have portrayed it as a cohesive force, a common set of values that ...
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American exceptionalism
American exceptionalism is the belief that the United States is inherently different from other nations.
Peggy Noonan, an American political pundit, wrote in ''The Wall Street Journal'' that "America is not exceptional because it has long att ...
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American nationalism
American nationalism, is a form of civic, ethnic, cultural or economic influences
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Americanism (ideology)
Americanism, also referred to as American patriotism, is a set of nationalist values which aim to create a collective ''American identity'' for the United States that can be defined as "an articulation of the nation's rightful place in the world ...
References
Further reading
* Murdock, Myrtle Cheney (1958), ''The American's Creed and William Tyler Page'', Monumental Press.
* Page, William Tyler (1921)
''The Book of the American's Creed'' Sons of the American Revolution
The National Society of the Sons of the American Revolution (SAR or NSSAR) is an American congressionally chartered organization, founded in 1889 and headquartered in Louisville, Kentucky. A non-profit corporation, it has described its purpose ...
: The Country Life Press.
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