Friday, May 18, 2012

Fascism


fascism  [fash-iz-uhm] noun
  1. a governmental system led by a dictator having complete power, forcibly suppressing opposition and criticism, regimenting all industry, commerce, etc., and emphasizing an aggressive nationalism and often racism.
  2. the philosophy, principles, or methods of fascism.
  3. a fascist movement, especially the one established by Mussolini in Italy 1922–43.

fascist  [fash-ist] noun
  1. a person who believes in or sympathizes with fascism.
  2. a person who is dictatorial or has extreme right-wing views.

The Pledge of Allegiance


   The Pledge of Allegiance was written in August 1892 by the socialist minister Francis Bellamy (1855-1931). It was originally published in The Youth's Companion on September 8, 1892. Bellamy had hoped that the pledge would be used by citizens in any country.
   In it's original form it read: