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democratic ideals, may be deferred or tempered in tee interest of national
well-being.
we stand greatly in need of tee sort of Aaerioanism white will sake
us work oincerely and imrtintingly to secure to all Zmerioaxa the inalienable
right® declared in our Constitution. This will not result from Up service# but
will cone as tee Maricao peeple of all races and creeds# appreciate our ochmmb
stake in American democracy* Thia will require that we subjugate group interest
as destructive to national unity as the oppressive tactics of a race or color-
Mon of national unity guided by the light of reason and impelled by tee eon*
. Americanism implies and requires a high degree of social oonscioue*
nees on the part of the Merloan people
We do not discharge test obligation
simply by challenging all praotioes and policies white we deem inconsistent
White we profess and whose attainment w® seek.
whieh permit physical comfort. It attempts to guarantee freedom of speech and
in full force during periods of international stress# for surely we oust realise
that only in this way may wo hope to preserve the spirit of free inquiry white
must ever constitute a» im= ortant share of our efforts to attain those ideals
jhMrioanism is and should remain a belief in the worte and dignity
of the Individual. As such it strives to create a society in which its indivi-
dual mwbers may roach tee maMmi^ in worthwhile expression through prevision for
growth and development in health and with the satisfying of those other needs
realise teat tyranny of labor is as devesting and demoralising as the tyranny of
capital! end teat tee disloyalty of a purely self-seeking minority can be just
etruotivo force of a tolerant good will for our fellow countrymen.
conscious iAjority. Americanism amends that w© steer our course in tec diree-
with our ideals. ”e must also preserve our overall unity If we would effectively
right tee wrongs we discover. tec unity phase of Americanism must assort Itself
whenever those interests conflict with tee good of the whole. In tel s we shall
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Patterson, F. D. [My Definition of Americanism, by F. D. Patterson - December 3, 1941], text, December 3, 1941; (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth1397604/m1/2/?q=+date%3A1941-1945: accessed July 16, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting Hardin-Simmons University Library.