Pledge Of Allegiance Quotes

• I also wish that the Pledge of Allegiance were directed at the Constitution and the Bill of Rights, as it is when the President takes his oath of office, rather than to the flag and the nation

  Carl Sagan

  Rights, Oath Of Office, Wish

  Carl Sagan (2011). “Demon-Haunted World: Science as a Candle in the Dark”, p.546, Ballantine Books

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• Are we sure this is a good time to take God out of the Pledge of Allegiance?

  David Letterman

  Good Times, Thunderstorm, Allegiance

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• 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.

  Randy Neugebauer

  Country, America, Usa

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• A nation can assume that the addition of the words "under God" to its pledge of allegiance gives evidence that its citizens actually believe in God whereas all it really proves is that they believe in "believing" in God

  Huston Smith

  Believe, Giving, Citizens

  Huston Smith (1959). “The Religions of Man”

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• Congress should pass legislation to remove from the federal courts their jurisdiction to hear these outrageous challenges to the Ten Commandments and the Pledge of Allegiance.

  Phyllis Schlafly

  Aggravation, Challenges, Congress

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  If we ever forget that we are One Nation Under God, then we will be a nation gone under.

  Ronald Reagan

  Inspirational, God, Country

  Remarks at a Dallas Ecumenical Prayer Breakfast, delivered 23 August 1984 at Reunion Arena, Dallas, TX

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• With hurricanes, tornados, fires out of control, mud slides, flooding, severe thunderstorms tearing up the country from one end to another, and with the threat of bird flu and terrorist attacks, "Are we sure this is a good time to take God out of the Pledge of Allegiance?

  Jay Leno

  Country, Fire, Bird

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• Let's do more than say the 'Pledge of Allegiance.' Let us live it!

  Emanuel Cleaver

  Allegiance, Pledge

  Emanuel Cleaver DNC speech, www.politico.com. September 05, 2012.

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• I wouldn't pick a judge who said that the Pledge of Allegiance couldn't be said in a school because it had the words 'under God'' in it. I think that's an example of a judge allowing personal opinion to enter into the decision-making process, as opposed to strict interpretation of the Constitution.

  George W. Bush

  Faith, School, Thinking

  Presidential candidate debate in St. Louis, Missouri, www.cnn.com. October 9, 2004.

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• We are particularly thankful to you for your part in the movement to have the words under God added to our Pledge of Allegiance. These words will remind Americans that despite our great physical strength we must remain humble. They will help us keep constantly in our minds and hearts the spiritual and moral principles which alone give dignity to man.

  Dwight D. Eisenhower

  Spiritual, Heart, Humble

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• Just to put that in some context, 1954 was the same year that From Here to Eternity won an Oscar. Swanson's manufactured its first TV dinner. The Army-McCarthy hearings were televised. The term "under God" was inserted into the "Pledge of Allegiance." Steve Allen's Tonight Show premiered. Ernest Hemingway won the Nobel Prize for Literature. And Bob Dylan was bar mitzvahed.

  Kevin Sessums

  Army, Years, Bars

  Source: fourtwonine.com

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• The Chief Justice's ... main point seemed to be that the references to God in the Pledge of Allegiance aren't really religious and therefore are not that important - something I would think would offend Christians who think it should stay because it is religious and does matter. Too many Christians appear to be desperate to shore up their failing confidence in their own religious beliefs by having the government officially endorse those beliefs.

  Ed Buckner

  Christian, Religious, Thinking

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• 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.

  Jesse Ventura

  Jobs, Government, Hussein

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• After the tragedy of 9/11 we were on our way to becoming a fledgling Matriotic society until our leaders jumped on the bandwagon of inappropriate and misguided vengeance to send our young people to die and kill in two countries that were no threat to the USA or to our way of life. The neocons exploited patriotism to fulfill their goals of imperialism and plunder. This sort of patriotism begins when we enter kindergarten and learn the nationalist 'Pledge of Allegiance'. It transcends all sense when we are taught the 'Star Spangled Banner', a hymn to war.

  Cindy Sheehan

  Country, Stars, War

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• Mitt Romney's rally in Mansfield, Ohio, on Monday began the way every political event begins. 'Please stand for the Pledge of Allegiance and our country's national anthem.' This is always an uncomfortable moment for me. While I sat at my laptop, most of the reporters around me stood and put their hands over their hearts. This time instead of just sitting and working, I tweeted what I was feeling: 'Ari_Shapiro: As a reporter I'm torn about joining in the pledge of allegiance/national anthem at rallies. I'm a rally observer, not a participant.'

  Ari Shapiro

  Country, Monday, Heart

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• I told my dad 'Yeah, I’m going to be a drummer', and he said 'Well, if you can rub your stomach at the same time as you pat your head at the same time you’re standing on one leg and kicking the other one out in a circle and say the pledge of allegiance'. And I did all that just like bam, you know?

  Tre Cool

  Dad, Circles, Legs

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• In a new interview, Newt Gingrich says he cheated on two of his wives because he was too consumed with love for his country. Yeah, apparently he misunderstood the phrase, 'Please rise for the Pledge of Allegiance.'

  Conan O'Brien

  Country, Two, Wife

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• Congress wants to keep "under God" in the Pledge of Allegiance. Washington politicians are united in their faith. Most worship the same reelection.

  Allan Ray

  Reelection, Want, Worship

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• You only trust those who are absolutely like yourself, those who have signed a pledge of allegiance to this particular identity.

  Judith Butler

  Identity, Allegiance, Particular

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• Governor, why wouldn't anyone want to say the Pledge of Allegiance, unless they detested their own country or were ignorant of its greatness?

  Sean Hannity

  Country, Greatness, Ignorant

  "The Document Sean Hannity Doesn’t Want You To Read". www.americanprogress.org. June 16, 2004.

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• The Pledge of Allegiance says "...with liberty and justice for all." What part of "all" don't you understand?

  Patricia Schroeder

  Peace, Justice For All, Liberty

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• Justice William Brennan stated that the phrase 'under God' in our Pledge of Allegiance is constitutional because it no longer has a religious purpose or meaning.

  Mathew Staver

  Christian, Religious, Justice

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• Most people I know I think agree and even many theists agree with this. We don't want government involved. When atheists become the majority in this country, I don't think the theists are going to be glad to have "one nation under no God" inserted in the Pledge of Allegiance.

  Michael Newdow

  Country, Atheist, Thinking

  "Litigant explains why he brought Pledge suit". "Talkback Live" with Arthel Neville, www.cnn.com. June 26, 2002.

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• To me it hit home when the US took away the pledge of allegiance from the kids in school. People that migrate to come to this country can't learn to love a flag that means universal freedom no matter where you come from, you can come here to try and have a better life.

  Cristian Machado

  Country, Home, School

  Source: puregrainaudio.com

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• It is hard to imagine, but in a Maryland school, a 13- year old girl was arrested for refusing to say the pledge of allegiance. There is more at work than stupidity and a flight from responsibility on the part of educators, parents and politicians who maintain these laws, there is also the growing sentiment that young people constitute a threat to adults and that the only way to deal with them is to subject them to mind-crushing punishment.

  Henry Giroux

  Crush, Girl, School

  Source: www.truth-out.org

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