The Pledge of Allegiance Part 2

Civil War cannon

The first version of the pledge of allegiance was written by Captain George Thatcher Balch, a Union Army Officer during the Civil War.  One can imagine the impact of the words, “one nation” at the time.  But the fact remains that a pledge is part of the totalitarian practice of putting interests of the state […]

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The Pledge of Allegiance Part I

The Pledge of Allegiance Part I

I pledge allegiance to the flag of the United States of America…   The flag is a symbol that represents the embodiment of a country. Our spangled banner is a symbol of democracy, freedom, and constitutional equal rights. We pledge our allegiance to the flag, we sing to it, we raise it in glory, and […]

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Are We Learning To Live With More Humanity?

Progressive-minded Martin luther King Jr.

Mankind has socially evolved because progressive-minded people like Martin Luther King Jr. and Gandhi have led movements for ideals that they believed in—deeply rooted in basic truths and inalienable rights of humanity.  By laying out the constructs of peace and equality in a way that large portions of the population could rally around them, these […]

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The United States Of Dorian Gray

Picture of Dorian Gray

Dorian Gray is the handsome young protagonist in Oscar Wilde’s The Picture of Dorian Gray.  Dorian is given eternal youth by placing his suffering and stress into a portrait and magically sparing himself the toll of his indulgences.   Without experiencing the due rigor for his gluttony, Dorian embarks on a crazy course of consumption, which […]

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