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God Bless America
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 Under God,
indivisible, with liberty and justice for all.
By Red Skelton
The Pledge of Allegiance was written for
the popular children's magazine Youth's Companion by socialist author and
Baptist minister Francis Bellamy on September 7, 1892. The owners of Youth's
Companion were selling flags to schools, and approached Bellamy to write the
Pledge for their advertising campaign. It was marketed as a way to celebrate the
400th anniversary of Columbus arriving in the Americas and was first published
on the following day
"The flag...is
a visible symbol of the ideal aspirations of the American people. It is the one
focus in which all unite in reverential devotion. We differ in religion; we
differ in politics; we engage in disputes as to the true meaning of the
Constitution, and even challenge the wisdom of some of its provisions; we inject
self-interest and cupidity into most of the ordinary transactions of daily life,
but through the sanctifying folds of the flag, the collective intelligence of
the nation rises superior to the wisdom of its parts, and thus ensures the
perpetuity of the Republic."
"Major General
Arthur MacArthur"
Arthur MacArthur was awarded the Medal
of Honor for saving the flag during the Civil War.
Yes, he was the father of
World War II General Douglas MacArthur
1892
"I pledge allegiance to my Flag and the Republic for which it stands: one Nation
indivisible, with Liberty and Justice for all."
1892 to 1923
"I pledge allegiance to my Flag and to
the Republic for which it stands: one Nation indivisible, with Liberty and
Justice for all."
1923 to 1954
"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."
1954 to Present
"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."
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