This is an interesting question. In fact, the pledge of allegiance did not originally contain the words "under God" until 1954, during the height of the Red Scare.

The great irony is, as a representative government, it is both the people and the government that tend to break promises. The people should be wise enough to watch their government, and the government should be honest enough to stick to the law.

The lack of a wise people leads to a government that is fundamentally flawed. Of course, there is always the saying "Democracy is the worst form of government, except for all the others that have been tried..."

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