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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. The Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History www.gilderlehrman.org.
The Pledge of Allegiance was written in August 1892 by the socialist minister Francis Bellamy (1855-1931). It was originally published in The Youth's Companion on September 8, 1892. Bellamy had hoped that the pledge would be used by citizens in any country. In its original form it read:
The Pledge of Allegiance 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,
The original Pledge of Allegiance was written by Francis Bellamy. It was first given wide publicity through the official program of the National Public Schools Celebration of Columbus Day, which was printed in The Youth's Companion of September 8, 1892, and at the same time sent out in leaflet form to schools throughout the country.
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
President Eisenhower had “under God” added to combat the Community threat posed by the Cold War. Today, the Pledge of Allegiance reads like this: I pledge allegiance to the flag. of the United States of America. and to the republic, under God. one nation. with liberty and justice.
Download this free Pledge of Allegiance printable in PDF format. It includes the complete words of the pledge and the official United States flag (the American flag). The scroll down to see the history and how the pledge has evolved from it’s original version to the modern Pledge of Allegiance of our one Nation under God.
