“Creating a Nation”: The Declaration of Independence and the Nation Anachronism (opens in new tab)

“Four score and seven years ago our fathers brought forth on this continent, a new nation,. . .”—Abraham Lincoln, “ The Gettysburg Address” (November 19, 1863) “I pledge allegiance to my Flag and the Republic for which it stands, one Nation, indivisible, with liberty and justice for all.”—Francis Bellamy, The Pledge of Allegiance (September 8, 1892) “We, therefore, the Representatives of the united States of America, in General Congress, Assembled, appealing to the Supreme Judge of the world ...