Pledge of Allegiance of the United States

"I pledge allegiance to the flag of the United States of America, and to the republic for which it stands, one nation under God, indivisible, with liberty and justice for all."


In 1954, in response to the Communist threat of the times, President Eisenhower encouraged Congress to add the words "under God," creating the 31-word pledge we say today. Today it reads:

"I pledge allegiance to the flag of the United States of America, and to the republic for which it stands, one nation under God, indivisible, with liberty and justice for all."

Section 4 of the Flag Code states:

The Pledge of Allegiance to the Flag: "I pledge allegiance to the Flag of the United States of America, and to the Republic for which it stands, one Nation under God, indivisible, with liberty and justice for all.", should be rendered by standing at attention facing the flag with the right hand over the heart. When not in uniform men should remove any non-religious headdress with their right hand and hold it at the left shoulder, the hand being over the heart. Persons in uniform should remain silent, face the flag, and render the military salute."

Monday, June 14, 2010

DWIGHT EISENHOWER, JUN. 14, 1954, SIGNED THE BILL
PLACING “ONE NATION UNDER GOD” IN THE PLEDGE OF
ALLEGIANCE, THEN RECITED ON THE U.S. CAPITOL STEPS:


I pledge allegiance to the flag of the United States of America,
and to the Republic for which it stands, one nation under God,
indivisible, with liberty and justice for all.




DWIGHT EISENHOWER, JUN. 14, 1954, AFTER SIGNING
RESOLUTION 243 ADDING “UNDER GOD” TO THE PLEDGE:


From this day forward, the millions of our school children will
daily proclaim in every city and town, every village and rural school
house, the dedication of our nation and our people to the Almighty.
To anyone who truly loves America, nothing could be more inspiring
than to contemplate this rededication of our youth, on each school
morning, to our country’s true meaning...
Over the globe, mankind has been cruelly torn by violence
and brutality and, by the millions, deadened in mind and soul by a
materialistic philosophy of life. Man everywhere is appalled by the
prospect of atomic war. In this somber setting, this law and its effects
today have profound meaning. In this way we are reaffirming the
transcendence of religious faith in America’s heritage and future; in
this way we shall constantly strengthen those spiritual weapons which forever
will be our country’s most powerful resource, in peace or in war.



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