I'll take thy word for faith, not ask thine oath; Who shuns not to break one will sure crack both.
There can be a true grandeur in any degree of submissiveness, because it springs from loyalty to the laws and to an oath, and not from baseness of soul.
Tonight - by taking this solemn oath - I am no longer a private citizen but the Mayor of the City of Chicago.
I did not come to Congress to impeach the President. But I took an oath to protect our country and defend the Constitution.
The time has come to formulate guidelines for the ethical conduct of scientist, perhaps in the form of a voluntary Hippocratic Oath.
If ever I utter an oath again may my soul be blasted to eternal damnation!
It is better to be charged with cowardice and weakness than to be guilty of denial of our oath and sin against God.
For the marriage bed ordained by fate for men and women is stronger than an oath and guarded by Justice.
The voting records of virtually every member of Congress reveal that the oath of office is more a ceremonial gesture than a sacred commitment.
Disclaimer: If anyone disagrees with anything I say, I am quite prepared to not only retract it, but also to deny under oath I ever said it.
Doctors take the Hippocratic Oath too seriously, as an imperative to do everything for the patient regardless of the cost or effects on others
I took an oath to defend the Constitution of the United States against all enemies, foreign and domestic.
We walk in dark places no others will enter. We stand on the bridge and no one may pass. We live for the One. We die for the One. -- the Ranger oath
I represent the concept that pluralism is essential, union pluralism. I made an oath about this.
Whenever counterterrorism professionals see punditry and media make grand pronunciations on terrorism that defy all demonstrable evidence, an unrepeatable oath is usually muttered.
For so sworn good or evil an oath may not be broken and it shall pursue oathkeeper and oathbreaker to the world's end.
The first thing [Donald Trump] does on January 20th is take an oath to defend and adhere to the Constitution of the United States.
But then, so far as I know, I am the only performer who ever pledged his assistants to secrecy, honor and allegiance under a notarial oath.
I took an oath to protect the people of Arizona, and that's what I'm going to do. I'm going to keep pushing in that direction.
Figure a man's only good for one oath at a time. I took mine to the Confederate States of America.
I want to say to all of you that when I take my oath of office I will do my absolute best to use all of my abilities for all of the people of Ireland.
It is profoundly troubling when you have Supreme Court justices not following their judicial oath. And taking the role of policy makers and legislators, rather than being judges.
When a chivalrous man makes an oath, he is faithful to it, and when he attains power, he spares his enemy.
[John Craske] painted like a man giving witness under oath to a wild story.
When I took the oath of office, I pledged loyalty to only one special interest group - ‘We the people’.
He who cheats with an oath acknowledges that he is afraid of his enemy, but that he thinks little of God.
I feel badly for the people who suffer from the side effects and consequences of hazardous pharmaceuticals. It's antithetical to the Hippocratic oath.
It's normally agreed that the question 'How are you?' doesn't put you on your oath to give a full or honest answer.
I survived only a year in Berkeley, partly because I declined to sign the anticommunist loyalty oath.
How small regard is had to the oath of God by men professing the name of God.
In the U.S., those requesting a Green Card must take an oath that they will fulfill the rights and duties of citizenship.
An oath is a recognizance to heaven, binding us over in the courts above to plead to the indictment of our crimes.
To paraphrase Winston Churchill, I did not take the oath I have just taken with the intention of presiding over the dissolution of the world's strongest economy.
Real faith never disappoints because it is in God, grounded on His character, promises, covenant and oath.
I was just 29 years old when I first took an oath in this Capitol to serve the people of this great state.
No love can be bound by oath or covenant to secure it against a higher love.
When I was sworn into office, I took an oath to protect and defend the Constitution of the United States and I take that responsibility very seriously.
I am proud to take the oath of office to represent and serve the great people of Colorado's Third Congressional District.
My only agenda for the next two years is the same as the one I’ve had since the day I swore an oath on the steps of this Capitol?—?to do what I believe is best for America.
Bound by the Oath against lying, Aes Sedai had carried the halftruth, the quarter-truth and the implication to arts.
You know I took an oath to tell the truth when I took the witness stand.
The Christian always swears a bloody oath that he will never do it again. The civilized man simply resolves to be a bit more careful next time.
You know I took an oath to tell the truth when I took the witness stand
I took an oath when I became secretary of homeland security to defend and support the Constitution.
I love the United States. I have applied for citizenship. I want to take the oath of allegiance on TV.
OATH, n. In law, a solemn appeal to the Deity, made binding upon the conscience by a penalty for perjury.
Make this the golden rule, the equivalent of the Hippocratic oath: Everything we ask a child to do should be worth doing.
When the magistrate says 'That's not a good enough reason my man.' He said 'Excuse me, could I ask you? Have you taken an oath of allegiance to the Monarch?'
The peaceful transfer of authority is rare in history, yet common in our country. With a simple oath, we affirm old traditions and make new beginnings.
Swear me, Kate, like a lady as thou art,
A good mouth-filling oath.
Joe Biden took an oath to uphold the U.S. Constitution. If he wants to keep it, he must transmit the job-killing Paris Agreement to the U.S. Senate for ratification.
"On my honor" - what an ennobling phrase! Three short words, nine letters, but the summation of all we call character. From the Boy Scout's Oath.
I dreamed even after I laid down my rifle I would continue to uphold my oath to defend the Constitution.
Before I could become a military officer or a Member of Congress, I was required to do one thing: Take an oath to the Constitution.
When you read the Oath of Office, to preserve, protect and defend the Constitution of the United States, we should be supportive of people's rights, their right of free speech.
God forbid that Judges upon their oath should make resolutions to enlarge jurisdiction.
Israeli Arabs don't have to go. But if they stay, they have to take an oath of allegiance to Israel as a Jewish Zionist state.
I am concerned about a president [Bill Clinton] under oath, being alleged to have committed perjury. I hope that he can rebut that and prove that did not happen.
A judge should be evaluated by whether he faithfully upholds his oath to God, not to the people, to the state or to the Constitution.
Disneyland is such a big thing to Californians, I discovered that when you cross the border you have to raise your right hand and take an oath that you believe in Walt Disney.
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