Famous quotes containing the words pledge and/or allegiance:
“For, truly speaking, whoever provokes me to a good act or thought has given me a pledge of his fidelity to virtue,he has come under the bonds to adhere to that cause to which we are jointly attached.”
—Ralph Waldo Emerson (18031882)
“And then I stole all courtesy from heaven,
And dressed myself in such humility
That I did pluck allegiance from mens hearts,
Loud shouts and salutations from their mouths,
Even in the presence of the crowned King.”
—William Shakespeare (15641616)