我是不会选择做一个普通人的
如果我能够做到的话
我有权成为一个不寻常的人
我寻找机会但我不寻求安稳
我不希望在国家的照顾下成为一名有保障的国民
那将被人瞧不起而使我感到痛苦不堪
我要做有意义的冒险。
我要梦想
我要创造
我要失败
我也要成功
我拒绝用刺激来换取施舍;我宁愿向生活挑战,而不愿过有保证的生活;
宁愿要达到目的时的激动,而不愿要乌托邦式毫无生气的平静.
我决不会在任何一位大师面前发抖
也不会为任何恐吓所屈服
我的天性是挺胸直立、骄傲而无所畏惧
我勇敢地面对这个世界，自豪地说：在上帝的帮助下，我已经做到了。
美国的《企业家》月刊，每期都在目录页上全文登载这则"美国企业家协会的信条",此文字摘自美国《常识》
I do not choose to be a common person.
It is my right to be uncommon—if I can.
I seek opportunity—not security.
I do not wish to be a kept citizen,
humbled and dulled by having the state look after me.
I want to take the calculated risk,
to dream and to build,
to fail and to succeed.
I refuse to barter incentive for a dole;
I prefer the challenges of life to the guaranteed existence;
the thrill of fulfillment to the stale calm of Utopia.
I will not trade my freedom for beneficence
nor my dignity for a handout.
I will never cower before any master
nor bend to any threat.
It is my heritage to stand erect, proud, and unafraid;
to think and act for myself;
to enjoy the benefit of my creations;
and to face the world boldly
and say:
“This, with God’s help, I have done.”
