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.
The original "Pledge of Allegiance" was published Sept. 8, 1892 in the popular children's magazine The Youth's Companion. Written by Francis Bellamy, the Pledge was supposed to be quick and to the point and designed it to be recited in 15 seconds.
Bellamy's original Pledge read: I pledge allegiance to my Flag and the Republic for which it stands, one nation indivisible, with liberty and justice for all.
In 1923, the National Flag Conference called for the words "my Flag" to be changed to "the Flag of the United States," so that new immigrants would not confuse loyalties between their birth countries and the United States. The words "of America" were added a year later.
Bellamy's original Pledge read: I pledge allegiance to my Flag and the Republic for which it stands, one nation indivisible, with liberty and justice for all.
In 1923, the National Flag Conference called for the words "my Flag" to be changed to "the Flag of the United States," so that new immigrants would not confuse loyalties between their birth countries and the United States. The words "of America" were added a year later.
The United States Congress officially recognized the Pledge for the first time on June 22, 1942, in the following form: 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.
Louis A. Bowman was the first to initiate the addition of "under God" to the Pledge. He stated that the words came from Abraham Lincoln's Gettysburg Address although not all manuscript versions of the Gettysburg Address contain the words "under God."
Louis A. Bowman was the first to initiate the addition of "under God" to the Pledge. He stated that the words came from Abraham Lincoln's Gettysburg Address although not all manuscript versions of the Gettysburg Address contain the words "under God."
Congress passed the necessary legislation and President Eisenhower signed the bill adding the phrase "under God" into law on Flag Day, June 14, 1954.
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.
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