"I
PLEDGE ALLEGIANCE TO THE FLAG"
by John
Wayne
"What
do these words mean to you? To me they say, "Thank you,
America, for your strength, your courage and for your
freedom....which has been a beacon to the world for two hundred
years."
'OF THE
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA'
...."Whose
bright stars are fifty states...each bearing it's own stamp of
individuality. People...two-hundred million strong...people...who
have come to her from all corners of the earth."
'AND TO
THE REPUBLIC FOR WHICH IT STANDS'
"A
land of laws...which an ingenious system of checks and balances that
allows no man to become a tyrant...and lets no group prevail...if
their power is not tempered with a real concern for the
government...a land where the right of dissent and of free speech is
jealously guarded...where the ballot box is the sword...and the
people its wielder."
'ONE
NATION UNDER GOD!'
"A
land where freedom of worship is a cornerstone of her being. A land
graced with temples and churches, synagogues and alters, that rise
in profusion to embrace all the religions of the world."
'INDIVISIBLE'
"A
land forged by the hot steel of raw courage...and formed
forever...by the awful crucible...of civil war."
'WITH
LIBERTY'
"Where
man in pursuit of an honest life will not be denied his
chance...where her citizens move freely within her vast borders
without hindrance of fear...a land brimming with opportunity...where
freedom of choice, is the guideline for all."
'AND
JUSTICE'
"The
courts of our land are open to all. Its wheels of justice grind for
all causes...all people. They look to every avenue for
justice...every concern of the law, and they temper their reasoning
with mercy..."
'FOR ALL'
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