Why Are We The Blue?

I looked at many websites to find a simple answer to what our flag stands for. There are many sights.. Yahoo answers,wikepedia,wiki answers,and on and on and on... I found this answer on the Betsy Ross homepage on the U.S. History website. I thought this was the most appropriate place to take the meaning from. I don't think Wiki answers had much to do with the creation of our flag.

www.ushistory.org/betsy/

What do the red, white, and blue of the flag represent?

The Continental Congress left no record to show why it chose the colors. However, in 1782, the Congress of the Confederation chose these same colors for the Great Seal of the United States and listed their meaning as follows: white to mean purity and innocence, red for valor and hardiness, and blue for vigilance, perseverance, and justice. According to legend, George Washington interpreted the elements of the flag this way: the stars were taken from the sky, the red from the British colors, and the white stripes signified the secession from the home country. However, there is no official designation or meaning for the colors of the flag.

Why Are We The Blue?

Blue is for vigilance, perseverance, and justice.

Websters online:

vigilant: alertly watchful especially to avoid danger

persevere: to persist in a state, enterprise, or undertaking in spite of counter influences, opposition, or discouragement

justice: the quality of being just, impartial, or fair

I don't think that i need to say much more... I think if you read this you will understand why we are the blue.

We are on a path of change in our country, the question is what kind of change... I have been told by some that I can't really worry about everything going on around me. That I should only be concerned about my immediate life and the people who affect me directly...I don't agree with that. I think the fundamental change that the administration is talking about is change that is going to affect my immediate life and the people who directly affect me. I believe it is already...

So the question I have been asking myself lately is where is my place in all of this? How can I be vigilant and persevere so that TRUE JUSTICE is given to all of the CITIZENS of the United States Of America?