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The FFA
Creed
I
believe in the future of agriculture, with a faith born not of words but
of deeds – achievements won by the present and past generations of
agriculturists; in the promise of better days through better ways, even
as the better things we now enjoy have come to us from the struggles of
former years.
I
believe that to live and work on a good farm, or to be engaged in other
agricultural pursuits, is pleasant as well as challenging; for I know
the joys and discomforts of agricultural life and hold an inborn
fondness for those associations which, even in hours of discouragement,
I cannot deny.
I
believe in leadership from ourselves and respect from others. I believe
in my own ability to work efficiently and think clearly, with such
knowledge and skill as I can secure, and in the ability of progressive
agriculturists to serve our own and the public interest in producing and
marketing the product of our toil.
I
believe in less dependence on begging and more power in bargaining; in
the life abundant and enough honest wealth to help make it so—for
others as well as myself; in less need for charity and more of it when
needed; in being happy myself and playing square with those whose
happiness depends upon me. |
