i pledge allegiance....

"I believe our flag is more than just cloth and ink. It is a universally recognized symbol that stands for liberty, and freedom. It is the history of our nation, and it's marked by the blood of those who died defending it."

John Thune


"You're a grand old flag, You're a high flying flag, and forever in peace may you wave. You're the emblem of the land I love, the home of the free and the brave."

George M Cohan


"Our flag means all that our fathers meant in the Revolutionary War. It means all that the Declaration of Independence meant. It means justice. It means liberty. It means happiness.... Every color means liberty. Every thread means liberty. Every star and stripe means liberty."

Henry Ward Beecher




"Off with your hat as the flag goes by, And let the heart have its say;
You're man enough for a tear in your eye That you will not wipe away."

Henry Cuyler Bunner



"I have seen the glories of art and architecture, and mountain and river; I have seen the sunset on the Jungfrau, and the full moon rise over Mont Blanc; but the fairest vision on which these eyes ever looked was the flag of my country in a foreign land. Beautiful as a flower to those who love it, terrible as a meteor to those who hate it, it is the symbol of the power and glory, and the honor, of fifty million Americans."

George Frisbie Hoar



"'Tis the star-spangled banner, oh! long may it wave,
O'er the land of the free and the home of the brave."

Francis Scott Key


Happy Flag Day, everyone.