OUR NATION'S IDEALS DESERVE ALLEGIANCE THE PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE IS NOT THE PROPERTY OF ANY POLITICAL OR RELIGIOUS VIEWPOINT. THE PLEDGE BELONGS TO ALL OF US.(OPINION)(Editorial)

From: Wisconsin State Journal (Madison, WI) | Date: October 19, 2001 | Copyright information

Americans who refuse to say the Pledge of Allegiance are wrong.

That's not to say they are unpatriotic. Some might be, but others might be as patriotic as any flag waver. Nor is it to suggest that the rest of us should require anyone to say the pledge. As the pledge states, this is a nation that offers liberty for all, including the liberty to refuse to recite the Pledge of Allegiance.

This is an invitation to citizens who refuse to participate in the pledge t...

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