https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Francis_Bellamy

Francis Julius Bellamy (May 18, 1855 – August 28, 1931) was an American Christian socialist Baptist minister and author.[1] He is best known for writing the original version of the Pledge of Allegiance in 1892.

  • Midnight Wolf@lemmy.world
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    2 days ago

    I was skeptical about the poa by the 3rd grade. By the 5th, I was singing the Canadian anthem, because fuck this bullshit. By hs I wasn’t even standing, just sitting at my desk with that deeply annoyed look you get from customers waiting while the person in front of them takes 10 minutes to complete their transaction, and they pull out an expired coupon and their checkbook.

    E: thanks autocorrect