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My Creed
By Dean Alfange
From The Flying W Ranch,
Colorado Springs, CO
I do not choose to
be a common man. It is my right to be uncommon. I seek to develop whatever
talents God gave me—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 earthly master nor bend to any
threat. It is my heritage to stand erect, proud and unafraid; to think and
act myself, enjoy the benefit of my creations and to face the world boldly
and say – ‘This, with God’s help, I have done.’ All this is what it means
to be an American. |
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