The Pledge of Allegiance

How many times have you recited The Pledge?

Who could forget the rhythmic words that instilled in your heart loyalty and patriotism that would last a lifetime?

No other nation offers more blessings of freedom and more promise for the future.

In times of tragedy, in the building of dreams, it is to our Creator we look.

The awesome unity inspired by our nation's pledge to freedom unites all our hearts as one.

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More information:

http://www.redskelton.com/PLEDGE.htm

http://www.ushistory.org/documents/pledge.htm

http://ipledgeallegiance.com/

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I pledge allegiance...
I...
The call to commitment is very radical and very personal call to rally around the cause of freedom, to consciously individuate my commitment at the very core of my own identity.
I... This is a very personal pronoun.
Not we, not you, not they... but I.
I is in the first person singular. Seems appropriate that the first word of the pledge of commitment that I recite to my country -to my flag- is in the first person singular form.

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pledge

pledge...
In 1892 it was suggested that students recite this vow of allegiance on some long-forgotten occasion. This patriotic tradition became a part of the very fiber of the lives of millions of young people destined to become the grateful and responsible citizens of the free world.
Etched upon our lives as a critical part of our heritage an indelible impression of our integrity-- a solemn vow-- a promise that we would be faithful to our flag, yes even unto death, if death it did require.

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allegiance

Allegiance
I do personally, solemnly vow my allegiance- my loyalty, my fidelity and my sacred honor.

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to the flag

The flag represents the visage of glory, the strength and passion of the American way of life. Resilient, radical, concise, compelling, powerful, profound, efficient, simplistic, energetic, stately and incredibly inspiring.

of the United States of America...

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