IBelieve
?佚名 / Anonymous
Ibelievethattherenderingofusefulserviceisthecommondutyofmankindandthatonlyinthepurifyingfireofsacrificeisthedrossofselfishnessconsumedandthegreatnessofthehumansoulsetfree.
Ibelieveinanall-wiseandall-lovingGod, namedbywhatevername, andthattheindividual’shighestfulfillment, greatesthappiness, andwidestusefulnessaretobefoundinlivinginharmonywithhiswill.
Ibelievethatloveisthegreatestthingintheworld; thatitalonecanovercomehate; thatrightcanandwilltriumphovermight.
Ibelievethatthriftisessentialtowell-orderedlivingandthateconomyisaprimerequisiteofasoundfinancialstructure, whetheringovernment, business, orpersonalaffairs.
Ibelieveinthesacrednessofapromise, thataman’swordshouldbeasgoodashisbond, thatcharacternotwealthorpowerorpositionisofsupremeworth.
Ibelieveinthesupremeworthoftheindividualandinhisrighttolife, liberty, andthepursuitofhappiness.
Ibelievethatthelawwasmadeformanandnotmanforthelaw; thatgovernmentistheservantofthepeopleandnottheirmaster.
Ibelieveinthedignityoflabor, whetherwithheadorhand; thattheworldowesnomanalivingbutthatitoweseverymananopportunitytomakealiving.
Ibelievethattruthandjusticearefundamentaltoanenduringsocialorder.
Ibelievethateveryrightimpliesaresponsibility; everyopportunity, anobligation; everypossession, aduty.
Thesearetheprinciples, howeverformulated, forwhichallgoodmenandwomenthroughouttheworld, irrespectiveofraceorcreed, education, socialposition, oroccupation, arestanding, andforwhichmanyofthemaresufferinganddying.