Let's talk about the Pledge of Allegiance...

Belle of the Ranch

Society & Culture

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🗓️ 15 September 2020

⏱️ 5 minutes

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0:00.0	Well, howdy there internet people, Lidsboo again.
0:04.0	So tonight we're going to talk about the pledge.
0:06.0	We're going to do this because Carrie posted something.
0:10.0	Carrie was my editor in an outlet I used to write for now she does stuff for this channel.
0:14.9	She posted something and it got me thinking.
0:17.6	So I went back and looked and sure enough it's true. The Pledge of Allegiance has gone through several revisions over
0:26.6	the years. It started out in 1892. I pledge allegiance to my flag and the Republic for which it stands
0:36.7	one nation indivisible with liberty and justice for all. Then an early revision 1892 to 1923 I pledge allegiance to my flag and to the
0:49.9	republic for which it stands one nation and divisible, with Liberty and Justice for
0:54.7	all.
0:56.7	1923 to 1924. I pledge allegiance to the flag of the United States and to the Republic for which it stands
1:05.4	one nation indivisible with liberty and justice for all.
1:09.4	1924 to 1954. I pledge allegiance to the flag of the United States of America
1:17.0	and to the republic for which it stands one nation indivisible
1:20.0	with liberty and justice for all
1:22.0	1954 with Liberty and Justice for All. 1954, current version.
1:26.0	I pledge allegiance to the flag of the United States of America and to the Republic for which it stands
1:31.0	one nation under God, indivisible, with liberty and justice for all.
1:38.0	The fact that this was inspired by an editor is just happy coincidence in some ways.
1:45.8	As a journalist when you're writing, you have to be concise.
1:49.2	You have a word count.
1:49.9	You've heard it in movies.
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