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What Is The Pledge Of Allegiance
“I pledge of 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.” Every American citizen that has ever go to an American school, has pledge their allegiance to this Nation, some may say it just “because they have to,” while others (myself included) proclaim their allegiance proudly and boldly. Why did I start off with The Pledge, we all know The Pledge? Well yes we all know the words of The Pledge, but do we know the meanings of those words? In the first portion (I...stands,) we give our allegiance to the nation, to give someone or something, in this case America, your allegiance mean to give someone or something your loyalty, respect, …show more content…
Now on to the my personal favorite portion of The Pledge, “one nation under God,” I don’t care what denomination, religion or whatever else there may be, this is ONE nation, which is under the almighty God. God's not angry with America, He’s not judging America, He’s simply waiting until His people come back to Him. We were all given free will, this is what separates us from Animals, we have the ability to chose for ourselves, God can not force us to do anything, we have to chose it for ourselves. We need to put God at the forefront of ALL of our lives, and begin to walk by faith, that is how you change a nation, for the better. Next we have the single word “Indivisible,” this is a very simple word meaning, not able to be separated, but right now, this nation is heavily divided, we all need to join the side of RIGHT, and as one of the greatest Republicans to ever grace this planet, Abraham Lincoln, once said “A house divided against itself cannot stand.” So let’s all join the side of right, so that we can continue to stand and be

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