The Declaration of Independence ...
We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights, that among these are Life, Liberty and the pursuit of Happiness.
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The Declaration says ...
"by the Authority of the People"
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The Constitution of the United States ...
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We the People of the United States, in Order to form a more perfect Union, establish Justice, insure domestic Tranquility, provide for the common defence, promote the general Welfare, and secure the Blessings of Liberty to ourselves and our Posterity, do ordain and establish this Constitution for the United States of America.
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The Constitution says ...
We the People of the United States ...
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The Pledge of Allegiance ...
Saturday 8, 2012 was the Anniversary of The Pledge of Allegiance ...
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The Pledge of Allegiance was 1st Published The Youth's Companion Magazine September 8, 1892. More of a small newspaper by today's standards.
History of the Pledge
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The 1st Version of the Pledge
I pledge allegiance to the flag of the United States of America, and to the Republic for which it stands, one Nation indivisible, with liberty and justice for all.
The Pledge Then and Now ...
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The Original ...
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The Pledge of Allegiance written in the hand of its author Francis Bellamy ...
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It's All About People !
