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. (William Tyler Page, "The American's Creed," quoted in Bartlett's Familiar Quotations, 12^th ed.)
This statement is made up of a(n) _____ and a(n) _____.

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The statement is a declaration of belief and values rather than an argument or a presentation of evidence to support a conclusion, making it a nonargument. It also describes the nature and principles of the United States, which classifies it as a report.

I Believe in the United States of America as a Government