"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?"
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's respect because your loyalty has given
her a dignity that shouts freedom is everybody's job!
of
the United --
that means that we have all come together.
States
of America -- 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.
And
to the 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,
*
Under GOD
-- 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 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!
Are we
going to stop singing "God Bless America & God Bless the USA next?"
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