Virginia Federation of Republican Women
Celebrating 59 years of Republican Activism (1953 - 2012)

Americanism

Americanism is an attitude or conviction which gives special importance to the nation, national interest, political system, or culture of the United States.  Various thesaurus reference sources equate the term Americanism to "loyalty to the USA and its institutions" and reference the words 'nationalism' and 'patriotism' ... "love of country and the willingness to sacrifice for it".
"Americanism means the virtues of courage, honor, justice, truth, sincerity, and hardihood - the virtues that made America.  The things that will destroy America are prosperity-at-any-price, safety-first instead of duty-first, the love of soft living and the get-rich-quick theory of life."
- Theodore Roosevelt

In the Spirit of Americanism, Upcoming Holidays:


  • January 1, New Years Eve
     
  • January 21, Martin Luther King Jr.'s birthday observed (Federal holiday)
     
  • February 12, Abraham Lincoln's birthday
     
  • February 18, President's Day, George Washington's birthday observed (Federal holiday)
     
  • February 22,  George Washington's Birthday
     
  • May 1, National Day of Prayer
     
  • May 17, Armed Forces Day
     
  • May 26, Memorial Day observed (Federal holiday)
     
  • May 30, Memorial Day
     
  • June 14, Flag Day
     
  • July 4, Independence Day (Federal holiday)
     
  • September 1, Labor Day (Federal holiday)
     
  • September 11, Patriot Day
     
  • September 17, Citizenship Day
     
  • November 4, Election Day
     
  • November 11, Veterans Day (Federal holiday)

Important Historical Documents:

For more information, click on each document.

The Declaration of Independence:
The Bill of Rights:
"I pledge allegiance to the flag of the United States of America and to the Republic for which it stands, one nation under God, indivisible, with liberty and justice for all".
The American Flag is the symbol for the land of the free, and home of the brave.  Click on the flag for information on how to properly display the American Flag.

"(The Pledge was) born out of my own love of the flag and for all the lofty Americanism it represented."
-Francis Bellamy

The Constitution:
The Americans Creed

 "I believe in the United States of America as a government of the people, by the people, for the people; whose just powers are derived from the consent of the governed; a democracy in a republic, a sovereign nation of many sovereign states; a perfect union, one and inseparable; established upon those principles of freedom, equality, justice, and humanity for which American patriots sacrificed their lives and fortunes.

I therefore believe it is my duty to my country to love it, to support its constitution; to obey its laws; to respect its flag; and to defend it against all enemies."