Credo (English-language poster distributed in Asia)

An English-language sheet under a blue sky with the title 'Credo' in red lettering and an illuminated initial. Eight numbered statements, beginning 'I, believing in God, country, brotherhood of men of goodwill and in the processes of democracy', cover faith, freedom, equal justice, government as servant of the people, duty to country, dignity of labor, social justice and citizen vigilance. A man, woman and child stand in silhouette. The tell is glittering-generalities, with a family as plain-folks.

Propaganda techniques used in this poster

Glittering generalitiesPlain folks

Date

February 4, 1953

Period

Cold War

Made by

U.S. Information Agency (predecessor: State Department International Information and Educational Exchange Program), Propaganda Posters Distributed in Asia series

Region

North America

Country

United States

Medium

Poster

Issuer type

State

Regime

Eisenhower Administration

Leader

Dwight D. Eisenhower

Audience

Foreign public

Purpose

Persuade or win support

Themes

Elections and party politics, Economy and finance

Event

Cold War

Source

Unidentified Source blurred: contractors, cutouts, buried disclosure

Source

U.S. National Archives (NARA), Record Group 306, , retrieved October 3, 2026

Rights

Public domain (U.S. government work; NARA RG 306)
U.S. Information Agency / Department of State, February 4, 1953. National Archives, Record Group 306 (NAID 5729934, 306-PPA-34).

CREDO

I, believing in God, country, brotherhood of men of goodwill and in the processes of democracy, do hereby profess that

1- Faith in God is the force and shelter of life;
2- Freedom is the paramount essential in the life of mankind;
3- Equal justice under law, equally administered and equally enforced for rich and poor alike, for government official and private citizen must be upheld;
4- Government is the servant of the people, not the master, obeying the will of the majority and protecting the minority;
5- It is the duty of every man to serve his country, placing service to country above personal interest, party, friend or kin;
6- The dignity of labor-- no matter how menial --must be respected in a free enterprise system wherein the rights of employer and employee are equally protected;
7- Social and economic justice are the best guarantees of peace; and
8- The eternal vigilance of the citizen is the best guarantee of good government.

Committee for Good Government