therefore we,
the People of Malaysia,
hereby swear,
to concentrate,
all our strengths and effort,
in order,
to achieve,
these aspirations,
based on,
the following principles,
the belief in God.
loyalty to King and Country.
the supremacy of the Constitution.
the high rule of the Law.
Courtesy and Morality.
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Therefore we, the People of Malaysia, hereby solemnly pledge to concentrate all our strengths and effort, in order to achieve these aspirations, ACCORDING TO THE FOLLOWING PRINCIPLES.
And I would still go for 'loyalty' over 'fealty', as the latter is used more of a vassal's faith to its lord, and the former more a citizen's faith to its ruler.
I understand and agree that 'fealty' is indeed a more powerful word.
But it is stronger in the same way that, say, 'supplication' is a stronger word than 'submission'. But the former is used of a slave's relationship to its master, while the latter can be used of a freeman.
We are not slaves submitting to a foreign government that has submitted our sovereignty to its rule; rather, we are the free citizens of a country whose sovereignty we freely make ourselves subject to.
hahah noted. didn't have time to change it earlier, was bothering me the entire weekend.
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