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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Collection Reference Number | GLC05508.118 |
| From Archive Folder | Documents Relating to the 1930s |
| Title | My Creed |
| Date | 01 March 1936 |
| Author | Guest, Edgar A. (1881-1959) |
| Document Type | Miscellany |
| Content Description | A personal philosophy Guest tried to live by, much of it dealing with ethics and decorum: "... to be strict with myself, but patient and lenient with others; to give the advantage , but never to ask for it; to be kindly to all, but kindlier to the less fortunate..." He ends with "to keep faith with God, my fellow men, and country." Guest admits he has not always been able to live up to his high standards, but believes trying to live by these rules has greatly enriched his life. |
| Subjects | Poetry Literature and Language Arts Philosophy Religion |
| People | Guest, Edgar A. (Edgar Albert) (1881-1959) |
| Place written | Detroit, Michigan |
| Theme | Arts & Literature; Religion |
| Sub-collection | The Gilder Lehrman Collection, 1860-1945 |
| Copyright | The Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History |
| Module | Civil War, Reconstruction and the Modern Era: 1860-1945 |