[randomhero97]

http://www.oldtimeislands.org/pledge/pledge.htm

Francis Bellamy (1855 - 1931), a Baptist minister, wrote the original Pledge in August 1892. He was a Christian Socialist. In his Pledge, he is expressing the ideas of his first cousin, Edward Bellamy, author of the American socialist utopian novels, Looking Backward (1888) and Equality (1897).

[Absolutely Nobama]

I never knew that.... Cool. Thank you!

It’s funny. I think I’ve learned more about America and American history from many of my fellow FReepers than I ever did from my lib public school teachers or marxist college professors.

I think I should sue, personally.