In full: We, the Scottish people, by Don Paterson We, the Scottish people, undertake to find within our culture the true measure of the mind's vitality and spirit's health to see that what is best in us is treasured and what is treasured, held as common wealth to guarantee all Scots folk of whatever age or origin, estate or creed the means and the occasion to discover their skill or gift, and let it flower and seed to take just pride in all in our diverse tongues folks and customs, and also what is yet distinct in us: our thousand thousand songs our wild invention and our thrawn debate to act as democratic overseer of our whole culture: wise conservator of its tradition, its future's engineer the very engine of of its living hour to honour our best artists, and respect not just the plain cost of their undertaking but the worth of what they make, and every act of service and midwifery to that making and to discover through our artistry and fine appreciation of our art that we are not - so know ourselves to be the whole world, both in microcosm and part and recognise in this our charge of care to friend and stranger, beast and bird and tree the planetary and local space we share we will do this wakefully, and imaginatively.