What Does It Mean to Pledge Allegiance to The Flag?

“Freedom is never more than one generation away from extinction. We didn’t pass it to our children in the bloodstream. It must be fought for, protected, and handed on for them to do the same, or one day we will spend our sunset years telling our children and our children’s children what it was once like in the United States where men were free.” ― Ronald Reagan

In 1969, Red Skelton, the American comedian and entertainer, wrote a brilliant speech on the importance of the Pledge of Allegiance.

Reflecting on his time in Vincennes, Indiana…he spoke about the values instilled by his high school principal in the words of the Pledge of Allegiance.

In the words of Mr. Red Skelton…

We had just finished reciting the Pledge of Allegiance, and he (Mr. Lasswell, the principal of Vincennes High…