Five Tents & Five Civic Virtues

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The Five Tenets of the American Creed

I-L-E-C-D

* Individualism
* Liberty
* Equality
* Constitutionalism
* Democracy

Individualism

The belief that each person should act in accordance with their own conscience.

Liberty

Government should not infringe upon and indicdual’s rights or freedoms. The government’s #1 job is to enable the individual to become all they can be.

Equality

Freedom from Racial discrimination or oppression.

Constitutionalism

Government should be limited by a written constitution.

Democracy

People hold the Power and government serves.

The Five Civic Virtues

CK - CP - SR - SR - P

* Civic Knowledge
* Civic Participation
* Self Reliance
* Self Restraint
* Patriotism

Civic Knowledge

The belief that each citizen should acquire, possess, and pass on a basic understanding of the Nation’s systems of government, including its icons, processes, and traditions. This forms Our

Civic Participation

Self Reliance

Self Restraint

Listening to the better Angles of our Nature rather than the Devils. The ability to control your own actions and emotions.

Patriotism

* Love your country based on reason.
* Opines that if you are unable to reason your way to living your Country, you then have the Duty to Change it.
* Holds that you should Love your Country enough to tell it when it is doing Right; when it is doing Wrong; and ACT to ensure that it does Better

The Five Tents of the American Creed

What is I-L-E-C-D

The Five Civic Virtues

What is CK-CP-CR-CR-P