Pledge+of+Allegiance

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When you pledge allegiance to the flag, you promise loyalty and devotion to your nation.

**I pledge allegiance...** You promise to be true

**...to the flag...**to the emblem of your country

... of the United States of America... a nation made up of fifty states and several territories, each with certain rights of its own

**... and to the republic...** a country where the people elect representatives from among themselves to make laws for them

**...for which it stands...**

the flag represents the United States of America

**... one nation under God,...**

a country whose people are free to believe in God

**... indivisible,...**

the nation cannot be split into parts

... with liberty and justice... with freedom and fairness

...for all. ... for every person in the country - you and every other American.