Word: swear
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Dates: during 1930-1939
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...much opposed to the spirit of the Bill as to the "invidious distinction" which requires only teachers to take the Oath, Arthur N. Holcombe '06, professor of Government, declared that even garbage men should be made to swear the Oath. "I think it's a good thing to have a good deal more swearing than we have now," he maintained satirically, quoting from the Massachusetts Constitution the section requiring that all public officers adhere to the principles of "piety, moderation, temperance, industry, and frugality...
...legislators would swear to this section," Professor Holcombe continued, "I'd take the Oath twice a day--on getting up and on going...
...classes or lectures apparently brings nothing but knowing smiles and genial mirth. What little pique the law has stirred up is principally due to its naive conception of the Bill of Rights and the illogical requirement for teachers-one of the most capable elements of our population-to swear allegiance while wags and politicians unhindered spread their senseless palaver over the air or in the press. As far as the ultimate purpose of the legislation is concerned, the Teachers' Oath Bill is doubtless a dead letter. Educators raise their right hands and then continue teaching just as they always...
...occasion was enacted by Franklin Roosevelt and Chief Justice Hughes. This act was a dramatization of the Constitutional issue which troubled the campaign of 1936 and still burns. Standing up and removing his skull cap from his damp hair, the Chief Justice boomed: "Do you, Franklin Delano Roosevelt, solemnly swear that you will faithfully execute the office of President of the United States, and will, to the best of your ability"-with every word his voice grew more emphatic-"preserve, protect and defend the Constitution of the United States, SO HELP YOU GOD?" With his palm on the old Dutch...
...yours, will save the Constitution!" "I, Franklin Delano Roosevelt, do solemnly swear...