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Pledge of Allegiance
36 x 24 Print
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This beautiful patriotic art print features the
Pledge of Allegiance to the American flag, accompanied by the awesome
American bald eagle's shadow over the American flag.
The text on this art print reads:
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.
The wording of the Pledge of
Allegiance has been modified several times since its was first
published in "The Youth's Companion", a Boston-based youth magazine,
on September 8, 1892. On Columbus Day in October 1892, the Pledge of
Allegiance was repeated by more than 12 million public school
children in every state in the union.
There may be a tendency among many Americans
today to recite the Pledge from memory with little thought for the
words themselves. Let's take a moment to examine the words of the
Pledge a little more thoroughly.
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I Pledge
Allegiance |
I Promise to be faithful and
true (Promise my loyalty) |
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to the flag |
to the emblem that stands for
and represents |
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of the
United States |
all 50 states, each of them
individual, and individually represented on the
flag |
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of America |
yet formed into a UNION of
one Nation. |
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and to the
Republic |
And I also pledge my loyalty
to the Government that is itself a Republic, a
form of government where the PEOPLE are
sovereign, |
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for which it
stands, |
this government also being
represented by the Flag to which I promise
loyalty. |
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one Nation
under God, |
These 50 individual states
are united as a single Republic under the Divine
providence of God, "our most powerful resource"
(according to the words of President Eisenhower) |
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Indivisible, |
and can not be separated.
(This part of the original version of the pledge
was written just 50 years after the beginning of
the Civil War and demonstrates the unity sought
in the years after that divisive period in our
history) |
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with Liberty |
The people of this Nation
being afforded the freedom to pursue "life,
liberty, and happiness", |
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and Justice |
And each person entitled to
be treated justly, fairly, and according to
proper law and principle, |
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for All. |
And these principles afforded
to EVERY AMERICAN, regardless of race, religion,
color, creed, or any other criteria. Just as the
flag represents 50 individual states that can
not be divided or separated, this Nation
represents millions of people who can not be
separated or divided. |
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Thus it is that when you Pledge Allegiance
to the United States Flag, You:
*Promise your loyalty to the Flag itself.
*Promise your loyalty to your own and the other 49 States.
*Promise your loyalty to the Government that unites us all,
Recognizing that we are ONE Nation
under God,
That we can not or should not be
divided or alone,
And understanding the right to
Liberty and Justice
belongs to ALL of us.
It is imperative that we continue teaching
our children of these promises and their importance in the days
to come!
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