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Time to Retake the Pledge?
United
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That means that we have all
come together;
States
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Individual communities that
have united into 48 great, 48 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,·
And to the Republic
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A state in which
sovereign powers are 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
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Being so blessed by God, individuals
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incapable ofbeing divided,·
With liberty
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Which is freedom/ the
right of power to live one's own life
without threat, fear, or some sort of
retaliation;
Andjustice
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The principles or qualities
ofdealing fairly with others;
For all
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Which means/ Ladies and
Gentlemen/ it's as much your country as
it is mine.
"
Red Skeleton concluded,
''Since I was a small boy,
two states have been added to our country and two
words have been added to the Pledge ofAllegiance
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'under God.' Wouldn't it be a pity ifsomeone said that
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