I asked all kinds of people of every age, "You know the 'I pledge allegiance...'" but before I could finish, at once they would all parrot it, the words almost always equally blurred. (James Clavell)

I asked all kinds of people of every age, "You know the 'I pledge allegiance...'" but before I could finish, at once they would all parrot it, the words almost always equally blurred.

James Clavell

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