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[3] Out of many Equals, one more perfect union [4].
Out of many Peoples, one nation conceived in liberty [5].
Out of many Labors, one shared prosperity [6].
Out of many Urgencies, one fear, of fear itself [7].
Out of many Rights, one government of, by and for the people [5] to secure them [8].
Out of many Individuals, one we the people [4].
Out of many Beauties, one brotherhood from sea to shining sea [9].
Out of many Unknowns, one first obligation to the truth [10].
Out of many Strivings, one equal protection of the laws [11].
Out of many United Nations, one world with freedom of speech, of worship, from want and from fear [12].
Out of many Needs, one purpose to promote the general welfare [4].
Out of many Undertakings, one purpose to secure the blessings of liberty to our posterity [4].
Out of many Movements, one long arc of the moral universe bending toward justice [13].
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Note: An acrostic is a line-by-line piece of writing where the first letter, or other certain letter, in each line forms a message when read from the top – down. In the above piece, read down through the first (boldfaced) letters after “Out of many ” to see the message.
Sources
more perfect union [4] Preamble to the U.S. Constitution
nation conceived in liberty [5] The Gettysburg Address
shared prosperity [6] President Obama’s Labor Day remarks, 2011-09-05
fear, of fear itself [7] FDR’s First Inaugural Address
government of, by and for the people [5] The Gettysburg Address
secure them [8] U.S. Declaration of Independence
we the people [4] Preamble to the U.S. Constitution
brotherhood from sea to shining sea [9] America the Beautiful
first obligation to the truth [10] Principles of Journalism
equal protection of the laws [11] 14th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution
freedom of speech, of worship, from want and from fear [12] FDR’s Four Freedoms Speech
promote the general welfare [4] Preamble to the U.S. Constitution
to secure the blessings of liberty to our posterity [4] Preamble to the U.S. Constitution
long arc of the moral universe bending toward justice [13] Martin Luther King’s Sermon at the Ebenezer Baptist Church on April 30, 1967
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By Quinn Hungeski, [14]TheParagraph.com [15], Copyright [14] (CC BY-ND) [16] 2014