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mahatmakanejeeves

(71,458 posts) Sun Jun 14, 2026, 04:25 PM Sunday

"GW never said this and neither did anybody else." [View all]

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Andy Craig
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GW never said this and neither did anybody else. The only official symbolism in the Flag Resolution is the stars are "representing a new constellation." The rest is just an iteration on the Red Ensign, and likely the East India Company's white stripes on it. The colors have no particular meaning.

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"We take the stars from heaven, the red from our mother country, separating it by white stripes, thus showing that we have separated from her, and the white stripes shall go down to posterity, representing our liberty." —George Washington
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2:37 PM · Jun 14, 2026

GW never said this and neither did anybody else. The only official symbolism in the Flag Resolution is the stars are "representing a new constellation." The rest is just an iteration on the Red Ensign, and likely the East India Company's white stripes on it. The colors have no particular meaning.
— Andy Craig (@andycraig.bsky.social) 2026-06-14T18:37:29.475Z

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