"The
flag...is a visible symbol of the ideal aspirations of the American
people. It is the one focus in which all unite in reverential
devotion. We differ in religion; we differ in politics; we
engage in disputes as to the true meaning of the Constitution, and
even challenge the wisdom of some of its provisions; we inject
self-interest and cupidity into most of the ordinary transactions of
daily life, but through the sanctifying folds of the flag, the
collective intelligence of the nation rises superior to the wisdom
of its parts, and thus ensures the perpetuity of the Republic."
--
Major General Arthur MacArthur
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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.
