Pledge of Alledgiance
Today, most Americans who support the pledge reject Bellamy’s vision
and view the pledge as a reaffirmation of their loyalty to the framers’
vision of a limited, federal republic that recognizes that rights come
from the Creator, not from the state.
Ron Paul, “Federal Courts and the Pledge of Allegiance,”
U.S. House of Representatives, Sept. 23, 2004.