Red Skelton and the Pledge Of Allegiance
Red
Skelton's Pledge of Allegiance
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.
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.
And now, boys and girls, 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 is a prayer, and that would be eliminated from
schools, too?