The Pledge Of Allegiance
As Recited By Brother "Red" Skeleton
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 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 with imaginary boundaries, yet united to a
common purpose,
and that is love for country.
AND TO THE REPUBLIC
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 qualities, of dealing fairly with others.
FOR ALL
For All - which means, boys and girls,
it's as much your country as it is mine.
Since I was a young man, 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 decided that it is now a prayer and it too would be eliminated from schools and public events?
