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I pledge allegiance
to the Flag
of the United States of America
and to the Republic
for which it stands,
one nation under God, Indivisible,
with liberty and Justice for all
Lee Greenwood:
It's a pledge to fulfill our duties and obligations
as citizens of the United States
and uphold the principles of our constitution.
And, last, but not least,
It's a pledge to maintain the four great freedoms
cherished by all Americans:
Freedom of Speech
Freedom of Religion
Freedom from Want
and Freedom from FEAR!
As a schoolboy, one of Red Skelton's teachers explained the words and meaning of the Pledge of Allegiance to his class. Skelton later wrote down, and eventually recorded, his recollection of this lecture. It is followed by an observation of his own.
"I've been listening to you boys and girls recite the Pledge
of Allegiance all semester and it seems as though it is becoming monotonous
to you. If I may, may I recite it and try to explain to you the meaning of
each word?"
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I -- me, an individual, a committee of
one. |
| Pledge
-- dedicate all of my worldly goods to
give without self pity. |
| Allegiance
-- my love and my
devotion.
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| To the flag
-- our standard, Old Glory, a symbol
of freedom. Wherever she waves, there's respect because your loyalty has given
her a dignity that shouts freedom is everybody's
job! |
| United
-- that means that we have all come
together. |
| States
-- individual communities that have united into 48 great states. Forty-eight individual communities with pride and dignity and purpose; all divided with imaginary boundaries, yet united to a common purpose, and that's love for country. |
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republic -- a state in which sovereign power is invested in representatives chosen by the people to
govern. And government is the people and it's from the people to the leaders, not from the leaders to the people.
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| For which it stands, one nation
-- one nation, meaning "so blessed by God" |
| Indivisible
-- incapable of being divided.
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| With liberty
-- which is freedom -- the right of power to live one's own life without threats, fear or some sort of retaliation. |
| And Justice
-- the principle or quality of dealing fairly with others. |
| For all
-- which means, boys and girls, it's as much your country as it is mine. |
Since I was a small boy, two states have been added to our country
and two words have been added to the pledge of Allegiance...
UNDER GOD
Wouldn't it be a pity if someone said that is a prayer and that would be eliminated from schools
too?
God Bless America!
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