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.
To the Flag - -
Our standard; Old Glory ; a symbol of Freedom; wherever she waves
there is 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 forty-eight 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 is love for country.
And to the
Republic - - 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.
For which it
stands One Nation - -
One Nation--meaning, so blessed by God.
Indivisible - -
Incapable of being divided.
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 qualities, of dealing fairly with others.
For All - - For
All--which means, boys and girls, it's as much your country as it is
mine.
And now, boys and girls, let me hear you recite the
Pledge of Allegiance:
I pledge allegiance to the Flag of the United
States of America, and to the Republic,
for which it stands; one
nation, indivisible, with liberty and justice for all.
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?
