Happy 4th of July! Quote someone commenting about this land we love.
Jul 5th, 2002, 06:17 AM
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The following words were spoken by the late Red Skelton on his television program as he related the story of his teacher, Mr. Laswell, who felt his students had come to think of the Pledge of Allegiance as merely something to recite in class each day.
Now, more than ever, listen to the meaning of these words.
"I've been listening to you boys and girls recite the Pledge of Allegiance all semester and it seems as though it is becoming monotonous to you.
If I may, may I recite it and try to explain to you the meaning of each word?"
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's 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 48 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's love for country.
And to the republic - a state in which sovereign power is invested in representatives chosen by the people to govern. And government is the people and it's from the people to the leaders, not from the leaders to the people.
For which it stands, one nation - 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 quality of dealing fairly with others.
For all - which means, boys and girls, it's as much your country as it is mine.
***~~**~~***
Since I was a small boy, two states have been added to our country and two words have been added to the pledge of allegiance...
UNDER GOD
Wouldn't it be a pity if someone said
that is a prayer and that would be eliminated from schools too?
God Bless America!
To hear this spoken by Red Skelton go to
http://home.att.net/~poofcatt/july.html
Now, more than ever, listen to the meaning of these words.
"I've been listening to you boys and girls recite the Pledge of Allegiance all semester and it seems as though it is becoming monotonous to you.
If I may, may I recite it and try to explain to you the meaning of each word?"
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's 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 48 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's love for country.
And to the republic - a state in which sovereign power is invested in representatives chosen by the people to govern. And government is the people and it's from the people to the leaders, not from the leaders to the people.
For which it stands, one nation - 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 quality of dealing fairly with others.
For all - which means, boys and girls, it's as much your country as it is mine.
***~~**~~***
Since I was a small boy, two states have been added to our country and two words have been added to the pledge of allegiance...
UNDER GOD
Wouldn't it be a pity if someone said
that is a prayer and that would be eliminated from schools too?
God Bless America!
To hear this spoken by Red Skelton go to
http://home.att.net/~poofcatt/july.html
Jul 5th, 2002, 10:27 AM
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" Above all, we must realize that no arsenal is so formidable as the will and moral courage of free men and women. It is a weapon our adversaries in today's world do not have. It is a weapon that we as Americans do have. Let that be understood by those who practice terrorism and prey upon their neighbors."
.........Ronald Reagan, 1981
.........Ronald Reagan, 1981
Jul 5th, 2002, 10:39 AM
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If tomorrow all the things were gone
I'd worked for all my life,
And I had to start again
with just my children and my wife,
I'd thank my lucky stars
to be living here today,
'Cause the flag still stands for freedom and they can't take that away.
I'm proud to be an American
where at least I know I'm free,
And I won't forget the men who died
who gave that right to me,
And I gladly stand up next to you
and defend her still today,
'Cause there ain't no doubt I love this land
God Bless the U.S.A.
From the lakes of Minnesota
to the hills of Tennessee,
Across the plains of Texas
from sea to shining sea.
From Detroit down to Houston
and New York to L.A.,
There's pride in every American heart
and it's time we stand and say:
I'm proud to be an American
where at least I know I'm free,
And I won't forget the men who died
who gave that right to me,
And I gladly stand up next to you
and defend her still today,
'Cause there ain't no doubt I love this land
God Bless the U.S.A.
Lee Greenwood, 1983
I'd worked for all my life,
And I had to start again
with just my children and my wife,
I'd thank my lucky stars
to be living here today,
'Cause the flag still stands for freedom and they can't take that away.
I'm proud to be an American
where at least I know I'm free,
And I won't forget the men who died
who gave that right to me,
And I gladly stand up next to you
and defend her still today,
'Cause there ain't no doubt I love this land
God Bless the U.S.A.
From the lakes of Minnesota
to the hills of Tennessee,
Across the plains of Texas
from sea to shining sea.
From Detroit down to Houston
and New York to L.A.,
There's pride in every American heart
and it's time we stand and say:
I'm proud to be an American
where at least I know I'm free,
And I won't forget the men who died
who gave that right to me,
And I gladly stand up next to you
and defend her still today,
'Cause there ain't no doubt I love this land
God Bless the U.S.A.
Lee Greenwood, 1983
Jul 5th, 2002, 01:13 PM
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Gipper, it would be even nicer to read those words if they were actually written by the man who spoke them. Gotta give him credit though, he could read one helluva script.
"The right to be heard does not automatically include the right to be taken seriously."
Hubert Humphrey
"The right to be heard does not automatically include the right to be taken seriously."
Hubert Humphrey
Jul 6th, 2002, 07:22 AM
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I was just wanting to know what you American patriots love so much about the USA. Most of you say, the freedom, the democracy. However, I hope most of you know that freedom is not reserved solely for the United States as all of the other Western nations have similar freedoms and democratic rights. So, aside from this, what is it that you love so much about America?
