pledge of alleigence

"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 [of the] our …showed first 75 words of 317 total…

…showed last 75 words of 317 total…means, boys and girls, it's as much your country as it is mine. And now boys and girls let me hear you recite, the Pledge of Allegiance." 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?"