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I
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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?
Red Skelton
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