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    "...and to the Republic for which it stands..."

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    • Francis Bellamyjonny_quest_lives
    • Socialist
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    • In 1892, James B. Upham, was tasked with coining a marketing gimmick that would inspire schools to buy more flags.jonny_quest_lives
    • Upham, in a spurt of genius, decided to monetize patriotism by creating a “pledge” in which children would declare their undying love for America.jonny_quest_lives
    • He hired Francis Bellamy, a Christian Socialist to write something that could easily be recited in “15 seconds or less.jonny_quest_lives
    • Bellamy's Boston congregation had forced him to resign his job as pastor. The trouble had been the socialist slant of his sermons.jonny_quest_lives
    • ====THE MORE YOU KNOW☆jonny_quest_lives
    • out of context, I was referring to the republic. won't go too deep "Annous Imperium - Continental Records" The 'Moor' You Know!
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