Freedom and Justice for All - Draiman
Freedom and Justice for All Sometime ago, I was thinking about our country. My thoughts had actually been triggered by my view at numerous terror attacks, as odd as it sounds. Every day we would talk to neighbors and friends and at every City Neighborhood Board meeting the agenda was read and the President would state, “Please stand for the pledge of allegiance.” We would stand, and then the first words would ring through the speaker. “I pledge allegiance, to the flag, of the United States of America …” We would face the flag, and as the words began I would recite the pledge I had known since my early school years. My voice would blend easily with the voice in the speaker, and we spoke to the same rhythm. Every word was on beat. It couldn’t be called a chant, but it was like a song somehow. There was no music, but there was rhythm. It was a simple, yet inspiring song. It always had been, at least for me. Every time I would stand to say the pledge, though, I would find that...