Show What Is the American Way of Life We have used the phrase so frequently that sometimes it seems a trifle threadbare at the corners its lustre dulled by familiarity Our public speakers speakers particularly particularly at campaign campaign campaign cam cam- time time act act as though it were an abracadabra or magic mag mag- ic word that could unlock hidden troves of treasure Of course you know the full meaning of the phrase but have you ever tried to explain the American way of life to someone who did not know America who was not steeped in the traditions of democracy I have have and and let me assure you it is no easy task But it does make you stop and think what you really mean by bythe bythe bythe the American way of life Here is what I found as meant by the phrase The American way of life is the way of opportunity for all It does not mean an equal distribution of all good things but an equal chance to work for a living at a fair wage It means free enterprise free enterprise free to develop but not unbridled license to exploit either manor natural resources It means an equal opportunity to learn not an equal ability to get ahead without work The American way of life is the way of self-restrained self freedom Under it we may freely express our own opinion but but we abide by the decision of the majority The American American American Amer Amer- ican way of life implies a decent respect for the beliefs of others whether or not we agree with them Under it freedom freedom freedom free free- dom is permitted up to the point where it impinges upon the rights of others The American way of life is the way to progress through the utilization of every resource resource not not merely the natural ones of the earth but of that greatest resource of our nation na na- na- na tion the tion-the the intelligence the initiative the productive power latent in every individual regardless of class creed or c color lor The American way of life is the way to the rainbows rainbow's end to the fulfillment of the dream of brotherhood We Americans may have different faiths different b background background back back- ck- ck ground different speech different color We have th the same way of work the same way of life We know the same sorrows sorrows sorrows sor sor- rows joys and hopes The American way of life is the way by which we may achieve the desire of all for a world un- un vexed by war untroubled by want or fear The American way of life is our way Let us walk in it for centuries to come its road made steadily smoother by the patient feet of each generation The Richfield Reaper |