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Show THE AMERICAN'S CREED The city of Baltimore offered $1,-, $1,-, 00 lor the Lest'creed for Americana .ud It has just been won by William i'yler Page of friendship Heights, Id Here it is: "I believe in the United States of America as a government of Uut peo- le, by the leople, for the people: .vhose just powers are derived from lie consent of the governed; a democracy de-mocracy in a republic; a sovereign uation of many sovereign states; a .erfect union, one and inseparable; ?.tablished upon these principles-of Teedoni, equality, justice and rr-aianity rr-aianity for which American patriots .crificed their live and fortunes. ''I, therefore, believe it is-my duty to my country to' love it; to support .ti constitution ;. to obey its laws; to respect-.its fljg; and to defend it against all enemies. M |