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 under God
Indivisible with liberty and justice for all!

Red Skelton's Explanation of the words in the Pledge!

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.

For which it stands ----And government is the people; and it's from the people to the leaders, not from the leaders to the people.

One Nation Under God ----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.