[Congressional Record Volume 145, Number 148 (Wednesday, October 27, 1999)]
[Senate]
[Pages S13321-S13322]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                           THE PEOPLE'S CREED

 Mr. BENNETT. Mr. President, I submit for the Record the 
following document, written by one of my constituents, Mr. Terry 
Harris. The People's Creed, which Mr. Harris hopes will serve as a tool 
to those learning about the U.S. Constitution, is on display this week 
in the Utah State Capitol. I ask that it be printed in the Record.
  The material follows:

                           The People's Creed

                           (By Terry Harris)

       The People's Creed, set forth in the United States of 
     America, for the people of the United States of America and 
     all those who desire and respect liberty, freedom, justice 
     and the pursuit of happiness; on Sunday the fourth of July 
     nineteen hundred and ninety-nine.
       For this creed was written with the intention to include 
     Every Woman, Man and Child

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     regardless of his or her race, content or creed, For we are 
     all the people of the United States of America.
       For together we stand proud as one nation under God, 
     indivisible, with liberty and justice for all.
       We the people of the United States of America (every woman, 
     man and child/all nationalities to be included), share a 
     foundation bound by democracy, freedom, justice, liberty and 
     the pursuit of happiness. This foundation has caused us to be 
     united as one nation under God.
       We the people of the United States of America have been 
     blessed and recognized with freedom of speech and of the 
     press.
       We the people of the United States of America understand 
     that freedom has a price, and we must maintain that which was 
     set forth by the founding fathers of this great country and 
     by those who have paid the ultimate price for freedom.
       We the people of the United States of America must respect 
     the laws of this great nation, and when we find ourselves 
     outside of this realm, must act swiftly to make necessary 
     corrections.
       We the people of the United States are protected against 
     unreasonable search and seizure.
       We the people of the United States of America are all 
     subject to due process of law and equal protection of the 
     law.
       We the people of the United States of America are protected 
     against excessive bail and cruel and unusual punishment.
       We the people of the United States retain all rights not 
     specifically granted to the States or by the Constitution.
       We the people of the United States of America recognize 
     that slavery is wrong and hereby denounce and abolish it.
       We the people of the United States of America (woman & man) 
     have been granted the right to vote, regardless of race, 
     color or previous condition of servitude.
       We the people of the United States of America understand 
     that this country may not be without faults, yet we will 
     strive to do the best that we can to ensure the right to 
     democracy, freedom, justice, liberty and the pursuit of 
     happiness for all to enjoy.
       We the people of the United States of America realize that 
     this country is made up of different cultures, sexes beliefs 
     and religions that may not necessarily be our own; however, 
     we must respect and practice tolerance for one another. For 
     it is diversity that serves as an important link which holds 
     the foundation of this great country together.
       We the people of the United States of America hold at the 
     very core of our foundation that democracy is vital and 
     necessary for the people and by the people. For democracy 
     must never be threatened by forces from within or without 
     these United States of America.
       From the pages of the Magna Carta, to Puritan New England 
     let liberty ring.
       From the Virginia House of Burgesses, to the Washington 
     Monument let liberty ring.
       Let liberty ring from Williamsburg to Philadelphia.
       From the waters of the Delaware to the Golden Gate Bridge, 
     let liberty ring.
       From the sparkling, sandy beaches of Miami to Stone 
     Mountain Georgia, let liberty ring.
       From the green pastures of New Hampshire, to the deserts of 
     Arizona, let liberty ring.
       From Alabama to Alaska, let liberty ring.
       From the Oregon forests to the New Mexico desert, let 
     liberty ring.
       From the flat lands of Indiana, to the farm lands of 
     Arkansas, let liberty ring.
       From the Colorado Rocky Mountains to the clear Connecticut 
     waters, let liberty ring.
       From Seattle to Independence Hall, let liberty ring.
       From the Florida Atlantic to the shores of Hawaii, let 
     liberty ring.
       From Stone Mountain Georgia to Mt. Rushmore, let liberty 
     ring.
       From the Iowa Woodlands to the mighty Missouri River, let 
     liberty ring.
       From the Bluegrass Heartlands of Kentucky, to the Flint 
     Hills of Kansas, let liberty ring.
       From the potato fields of Idaho, to the dairy lands of 
     Iowa, let liberty ring.
       From the golden country side of Kansas to Bourbon Street, 
     let liberty ring
       Let Liberty ring from Freedom Trail Boston to Old town 
     Alexandria.
       From the cold waters of Maine to the green Montana 
     mountains let liberty ring.
       From the great lakes of Michigan to the mighty Mississippi 
     River, let liberty ring
       From Historic New Jersey to the Statue of Liberty let 
     liberty ring.
       From the sandy mountains of New Mexico to the Alamo, let 
     liberty ring
       Let Liberty ring from Industry, Ohio to the steel mills of 
     Pittsburgh.
       From the banks of Rhode Island to the historic Carolinas 
     let liberty ring.
       From Baltimore's inner harbors to Minnesota's Thousand 
     lakes, let liberty ring.
       From the subtly colored sandstones of Wisconsin to Mustang, 
     Wyoming, let liberty ring.
       Let liberty ring out from Apollo 13 to the Space Shuttle.
       From the heart of Rock-n-roll to the soul of Jazz, let 
     liberty ring.
       My Country tis of thee, sweet land of liberty; of thee I 
     sing. Land where my fathers died, land of every one's pride, 
     from every mountain side let liberty ring.
       For I am proud to be an American. I will do my best to give 
     my fellow American my honor and my respect. When my fellow 
     American is in need of a helping hand, it is I who must reach 
     out. For it is I who must respect nature that God has placed 
     for all to enjoy, for we must live with nature as one.
       May the mercy of liberty, democracy, freedom and the 
     pursuit of happiness echo throughout the world, making this 
     land yours and mine for generations to come.
       May God have mercy upon the United States of America and 
     all that lie within.

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