Human progress is our cause, liberty of thought our supreme wish, freedom of conscience our mission,
and the guarantee of equal rights to all people everywhere our ultimate goal.

 With faith, hope, and kindness, Masons must always work and teach these principles, recognizing that knowledge is a treasure, for it is Light, as ignorance is Darkness: "Weigh well what it is your promise; but once the promise and pledge are given, remember that he who is false to his obligation, will be false to his family, his friends, his country, and his God."