Entrepreneur's Credo

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  [juː'toʊpiə] .

I will not trade my freedom for beneficence

nor my dignity for a handout.

I will never cower  ['kaʊər]  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. 

All this is what it means to be an Entrepreneur."

企业家精神：开拓、创新、进取

以上是由美国政治家Dean Alfange所写的一篇励志短文修改而来。《企业家杂志》将其修改后作为了其杂志的信条。

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