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Cardinal Francis Spellman — Part 4
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The “oredo*® of the founding fathers of our country, the "ereds* of the builders
of the nation, the “credo” of great-hearted, groat~-souled Anerica follors from the
truth that the individusl hea natural rights, that all nen are created politically
free and equal ly Divine and natural lan, that sovereignty resides in the rhole
people and it objoct is their common welfare, and that representatives in this + {
aoverelenty are selected by the people and are responsible ts then.
Yea, America fights for God-given rights, for her "credo* of religious freedom
industrial freedou, educational freedon, social freedon, freetom of apeech an¢ of
the press. Anerice and Anericans belicva that these rights of free men are inherent
in their natures and that governnente derive their just powers from the consent of
the governec. <Anerice and Anericans dDelieve that any political, sscial or economic
syatem which does not recognize the rights and cubies arising from the fundamental
éignity of humen personality, is a vicious system, destructive of domecratic govern-
ment, dpericans, true dmericens,daplore and dsprecats racian, hate, greed, violence,
eruelty and injustice, Anmerice, and we Americans, hays only to look at the record
and the wreckage soused by those governments who would now destroy us, to realize
that the war xe desired not, but te the winning of which we have dediceted all our
Ben-porer and resources, is being fought for our denseratic way of life, Acerica
and Anericane have bad a goo¢ly measure of earthly happiness ang usiinited opportu
nities to inprove our way of life, including aleo opportunities gencrously enbdroced
on many occasions to help the peoples of countries now treachously aligned against
us,
american and dnericans are the beneficiaries of the enterprise and the sacrifices
of forbeare in gelning these God~ciwan rights which me, their heirs, shell never,
gever, surrender.
3 hold no ennity towards any people. Hatred bas no place in my life. I love
#11 man as brothers in Christ. But IJ an one of one bunéred and thirty million
amsricans and sillions and wiliions ef other persons who are at rer ageinet any
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