Governor, why wouldn't anyone want to say the Pledge of Allegiance, unless they detested their own country or were ignorant of its greatness?
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Let's do more than say the 'Pledge of Allegiance.' Let us live it!
The Pledge of Allegiance reflects the truth that faith in God has played a significant role in America since the days of the founding of our country.
There is much more to being a patriot and a citizen than reciting the pledge or raising a flag.
The Pledge clearly acknowledges the fact that our freedoms in this country come from God, not government.
It is a pledge that senility has not the last say in everything.
If a man breaks a pledge, the public ought to know it.
And on this you have my pledge - unlike in the past, when you stood up and did what was right, this governor will not pull the rug out from underneath you - I will sign strong reform bills.
My position is that it isn't government's job to mandate patriotism. To me, mandating a pledge of allegiance to a government is something Saddam Hussein would do.
In most countries, you have a monarch or some other principal person to whom its officers and its military swear their allegiance. Our officials in this country and our military swear allegiance to the Constitution. We say that when we say the Pledge of Allegiance to the Flag.
When we were kids, we said the Pledge of Allegiance because we were proud of this country, and we said prayer. You know, we thanked the good Lord above.
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