The Republican Creed

I do not choose to be a common man.
It is my right to be uncommon.

 If I can seek opportunity, not security,
I want to take the calculated risk to dream and
build, to fail and to succeed.
I refuse to barter incentive for dole.

 I prefer the challenges of life to
guaranteed security, the thrill of fulfillment
to the state of calm utopia.

I will not trade freedom for beneficence,
nor my dignity for a handout.

 I will never cower before any master,
save my God.

 It is my heritage to stand erect, proud and
unafraid. To think and act for myself, enjoy the
benefit of my creations; to face the whole world
boldly and say, "I am a free American."