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The voice of and explained by Red Skelton. Hey, you may simply read it below.
As a schoolboy in Vincennes, Indiana, one of Red Skelton's teachers explained the words and meaning of the Pledge of Allegiance to his class. Skelton later wrote down, and eventually recorded, his recollection of this lecture. It is followed by an observation of his own.
Come on people, what good are Courts when they decide God should be removed from this old standard we all love, the pledge of Alegence?
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Pledge of
Allegiance
by
Red Skelton
I Me, an individual, a committee of one.
Pledge Dedicate all of my worldly good to give without self-pity.
Allegiance My love and my devotion.
To
the Flag Our standard; Old Glory ; a symbol of Courage; and
wherever she waves there is 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
Individual communities that have
united into forty-eight great states. Forty-eight individual communities with
pride and dignity and purpose. All divided by imaginary boundaries, yet united
to a common cause, and that is love of country, of America..
And to the Republic A Republic - a sovereign state in which power is
invested in the representatives chosen by the people to govern. And the
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 for one to live his own life,
without fears,threats , or any sort of retaliation.
And Justice The principle, and qualities, of dealing fairly with
others.
For
All For All - that means, boys
and girls, it's as much your country as it is mine.
Now, 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 that is a prayer, and that
be eliminated from our schools, too?
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