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.
*Since Red---America's consummate clown, comedian and philosopher---first learned this descriptive Pledge as a small boy, two more states have joined the Union and the phrase "Under God" was added in 1954. In reference to this addition, Red commented: "Wouldn't it be a pity if someone said that is a prayer, and that would be eliminated from schools too?"
