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"I believe in the United States of America with a
government of the people, by the people, for the people, whose just
powers are derived from the consent of the governed, established by the
sovereign states, a republic, a sovereign union, free of foreign
entanglements, a perfect compact established upon those principles of
limited government, natural law, freedom, private property, and rule of
law, for which American patriots sacrificed their lives and fortunes. I
therefore believe it is my duly to the United States to love it, to
support its constitution, to obey its laws, to respect its flag, and to
defend it against all enemies, foreign and
domestic." |