How come after thousands of years of experiment our new nation has come so far, so fast?
All this in less than two hundred years
What is the secret of our success?
Well, I think it had to do with a basic American’s Creed
Perhaps it never passed a pioneer’s lips in this form, but if it had I think he would have said something like this
I believe in my God, in my Country and in Myself
I believe in my God, in my Country and in Myself
I know that sounds like a trite too simple thing to say, and yet it’s a rare man today who will dare to stand up and say
I believe in my God and my Country and in Myself
And in that order
All this in less than two hundred years
What is the secret of our success?
Well, I think it had to do with a basic American’s Creed
Perhaps it never passed a pioneer’s lips in this form, but if it had I think he would have said something like this
I believe in my God, in my Country and in Myself
I believe in my God, in my Country and in Myself
I know that sounds like a trite too simple thing to say, and yet it’s a rare man today who will dare to stand up and say
I believe in my God and my Country and in Myself
And in that order