Some Values Are Worth Salvaging
17/01/12 13:40
“. . . with liberty and justice for all.”
How many times have Americans repeated those words at the end of our pledge of allegiance? Countless times without doubt. Some may be startled to find that the pledge was originally written in 1892 by a Christian Socialist named Francis Bellamy. It was in 1942 in the midst of World War II before Congress formally adopted it as an expression of loyalty to flag and country.
Unfortunately it now seems as if the last word has somehow been transposed from “all” to “me” in the minds of many citizens.
How else does one account for the wide disparity in the distribution of wealth, of opportunity, of liberty, and of justice that seems evident in the United States today?
How many times have Americans repeated those words at the end of our pledge of allegiance? Countless times without doubt. Some may be startled to find that the pledge was originally written in 1892 by a Christian Socialist named Francis Bellamy. It was in 1942 in the midst of World War II before Congress formally adopted it as an expression of loyalty to flag and country.
Unfortunately it now seems as if the last word has somehow been transposed from “all” to “me” in the minds of many citizens.
How else does one account for the wide disparity in the distribution of wealth, of opportunity, of liberty, and of justice that seems evident in the United States today?