Pledge

I wonder what the NFL’s policy is on reciting the Pledge of Allegiance. Actually I think I know. The pledge was written by Francis Bellamy in 1892 with the idea of expressing allegiance to the flag and to the republic for which it stands.

"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."

On January 14, 1969 Red Skelton presented the following on his TV show to explain what it all means:

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 48 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's love for country.

OF AMERICA AND TO THE REPUBLIC: a state in which sovereign power is vested 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: 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 quality of dealing fairly with others.

FOR ALL: which means, boys and girls, it's as much your country as it is mine.

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 is a prayer," and that would be eliminated from schools, too? "

When you hear the National Anthem and recite the Pledge, if there is no pride in your heart for being a part of the greatest nation on earth, by all means you have the right to disrespect every one that does. And, everyone that does feel the power of indivisible individuals have the right to view you for what you are.

America is not perfect, but there has been and will continue to be so much progress in fulfilling the dreams describe in the Pledge and proclaimed in the Anthem.

One nation, indivisible with liberty and justice for all.

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