"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!
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.
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, 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
For all...which means, boys and girls, it's as much your country as it is mine.
And now boys & 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 & 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?
