It will be readily admitted, that a degree conferred by an university, ought to be a pledge to the public that he who holds it possesses a certain quantity of knowledge.
Charles Babbage

Let me make a solemn pledge before all of you, before the whole world and before God, that I will devote all my energy and all I possess in my power to serve the people of Nigeria and humanity.
Olusegun Obasanjo

Let us make a pledge now to help Fiji through this very important next stage of its journey. We can do this by promising to be patient, calm and tolerant and by respecting the views of others, even if we disagree with them.
Josefa Iloilo

Men should pledge themselves to nothing; for reflection makes a liar of their resolution.
Sophocles

Not observation of a duty but liberty itself is the pledge that assures fidelity.
Ellen Key

On the battlefield, the military pledges to leave no soldier behind. As a nation, let it be our pledge that when they return home, we leave no veteran behind.
Dan Lipinski

The citizens of New Hampshire expect and deserve a government as clean as our mountain streams and as open as our blue skies. Today let us pledge together to make this government - the people's government - clean, open and honest.
John Lynch

The Pledge clearly acknowledges the fact that our freedoms in this country come from God, not government.
Jay Alan Sekulow

The Pledge of Allegiance does not end with Hail Satan.
Nancy Cartwright

The Pledge of Allegiance is an important expression of our shared values, and it should be preserved in its current form. I fully support the Pledge of Allegiance and urge my colleagues to do the same.
Judy Biggert

The Pledge of Allegiance reflects the truth that faith in God has played a significant role in America since the days of the founding of our country.
Randy Neugebauer

The Pledge of Allegiance says, "liberty and justice for all".
Pat Schroeder

There is much more to being a patriot and a citizen than reciting the pledge or raising a flag.
Jesse Ventura

Today the people from my State of Tennessee would listen to this debate, or even talk about a reference to God on our money or in the Halls of Congress or in our Pledge and say, please, let common sense and logic win the day and prevail versus legal mumbo jumbo.
Zach Wamp

Unanimously we will confess and pledge ourselves to stand behind the Fuehrer and his movement today and forever and thereby to be of service to the idea of eternal Germany.
Gustav Krupp

We pledge to fight the dark forces high in the counsels of the Republican Party which have made political capital out of the techniques of character assassination by innuendo.
Emanuel Celler

What is guilt? Guilt is the pledge drive constantly hammering in our heads that keeps us from fully enjoying the show. Guilt is the reason they put the articles in Playboy.
Dennis Miller