FREEDOM IS A "PUBLIC AFFAIR"

"I pledge allegiance to the flag of the United States of America and to the REPUBLIC for which it stands."

DO WE EVEN KNOW WHAT THAT MEANS?
See Below. 

THINK FOR YOURSELF AND LIVE FREE!

REPUBLIC DEFINED

A republic is a form of government in which the government is officially apportioned to the control of the people and thus a "public matter" (Latin: res publica) and where offices of state are subsequently directly or indirectly elected or appointed. In modern times, a common simplified definition of a republic is a government where the head of state is not a monarch.  The word republic is derived from the Latin phrase res publica, which can be translated as "the public affair", and often used to describe a state using this form of government.
from Wikipedia