"Just here arose the temptation of the historic slogan of the French Revolution which meant so much to Jefferson and his friends, 'Liberty, equality, fraternity.' No, that would be too fanciful, too many thousands of years off in realization. But we as a nation do stand square on the doctrine of liberty and justice for all..." -- Francis Bellamy (1855 - 1931), who wrote the Pledge of Allegiance, describing the thoughts that went into it. (Spotted at "The Pledge of Allegiance: A Short History"