St Basil Academy - Basilianette Yearbook (Philadelphia, PA)

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,4 paflern 0 If 352-e ih1 do ordam and establish this Constitution of the United States of America These are the sttrrmg words of a document which msured us the freedoms vue so love and cherish the prmcrples of THE AMERICAN WAY of life Those ideals conceived rn the minds of great statesmen stren ened rn liberty s first struggles during thc Rexo lutronary eta tested on the battlefields of the Curl War hare remained the same down through the misty corridors of time from the Mmute Men of Concord to the Marnnes of Iwo rma a standard for all the freedom loving peoples of thc world to see and imitate In the rmmortal Bill of Rights these essenttals of THE AMERICAN WAY rrch rn mean mg and significance hate been recorded and preserved for each United States crtrzen as a guarantee of hrs safety and security rn all phases of lrfe THE AMERICAN WAY prrmarxly rt rs the assurance of a government dedicated to the protection of all the security of a well balanced soctety and the right of lawfully expressing opinions THE AMERICAN WAY xt is also a pattern of life which is the highest ever attained rn history a pillar of strength whrch has made hberty and America synonomous THE AMERICAN WAY xt IS the staunch defender of persecuted peoples seeking justice and truth but the unrelenting enemy of those who would crush man s God given rights under the grinding heel of communism whose only god rs force THE AMERICAN WAY rt is the founder of a new hope rn a world which hasiwill hope and turns to the light of freedom s torch for guidance and rnsprratron rn ttme darkness and despair THE AMERICAN WAY more than a lofty tovs er of ideals rt IS the basrc foundation of life more than the patriot s dream rt rs the conqueror s reality more than a shmmg symbol for all the world to see it rs an effective force for all the world to respect It is the product of years of brtter hardship and final triumph the result of many minds Workmg together of many hearts beating rn unison whose sole dcsrre is liberty and whose one goal is peace It rs therefore fitting and proper that we should dedicate this the 1953 Basrlian ette to those who have made America the great and prosperous nation she rs today to those courageous founders of our proud heritage who lard the cornerstone of a country whlch was to be of the people by the people and for the people to those pioneers of science who sacrificed years to make the torch of learning burn strll brighter in the land they loved to those countless thousands brase men and vsomen who watered the seeds of liberty with their blood to those parents who hase lard so costly an offering on the altar of freedom to those Americans by btrth t those Americans by choice and to those millions of Americans lnmg and dead who haue lived their lives for God and Country f ' J,igi .'s WG ff -: , W . , - 'N 'E H 1,114-' N . . .' 7 . - . . ,, . . a V1 - . I D 1 I I o V I f - 1 9 ' it . - s . . , . . , Q . L I - 1 .p I - . . - 7. Y . Y. 7 . Y a -. L t s . . - . 1 V ' - . . . - . 7 h . . , c . . , - 7 . . . . ' V . . . . v . 1 . , . 1 2 Q. y . 7 Q - , ' 7 ' . . . , . . . . . . , . . . . V , 1 1 A ' . . . . . . . , 5 W. v. .4 vu , - ' ' ' ' , I . , . . . . . :, , I . . . . . . . , . . D . , . . Q , . . 7 , 9 ,K , . lr, . , . s ' V 7 , 4 . . Y . . . . I 9 y 1 , 5 - I ' 1 S 9 , , . . . . a V 7 7 1 s 9 3 , , 0 . . 9 . Y . ' a v 0 v a 9 ' '

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