I Believe in people and their hopes, their aspirations, and their faith;
\nin their right to make their own plans and arrive at their own decisions;
\nin their ability and power to enlarge their lives and plan for the
\nhappiness of those they love.
\nI Believe that education, of which Extension is an essential part,
\nis basic in stimulating individual initiative, self-determination, and leadership;
\nthat these are the keys to democracy and that people when given facts they
\nunderstand, will act not only in their self-interest, but also in the interest of society.
\nI Believe that education is a lifelong process and the greatest university is the home; that my success as a teacher is proportional to those qualities of mind
\nand spirit that give me welcome entrance to the homes of the families I serve.
\nI Believe in intellectual freedom to search for and present the truth without
\nbias and with courteous tolerance toward the views of others.
\nI Believe that Extension is a link between the people and the
\never-changing discoveries in the laboratories.
\nI Believe in the public institutions of which I am a part.
\nI Believe in my own work and in the opportunity I have to
\nmake my life useful to humanity.
\nBecause I Believe these things, I am an Extension professional.<\/p>\n