We believe in a nation under God, a nation indivisible, a nation united, a nation with justice and liberty for all. And for that to happen, we're going to have to have a new president that will commit to getting America working again; that will commit to a strong military; that will commit to a nation under God that recognizes that we the American people were given our rights not by government, but by God himself.

campaign speech at Military Aviation Museum, Virginia Beach, 2012-09-08, quoted in Parker, Ashley (2012-09-08). "In Romney's Hands, Pledge of Allegiance Is Framework for Criticism". The New York Times. Retrieved on 2012-09-18.