Word: swears
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Dates: during 1920-1929
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...secondary sensation followed upon the first. It was found that Mr. Wittner, in taking his oath of office, had not only stricken out the word "swear" and left "affirm" (which is an offered alternative since certain sects regard swearing as blasphemous), but had also stricken out the words "so help me God" which conclude the oath. The oath is prescribed by law and it was suggested that the Treasury Department might undertake to oust him on the grounds that he had not taken a proper oath...
...believe in the existence of God and therefore I did not swear to God. I affirmed and you can be held for perjury on affirmation as well as on an oath...
...steal your things, madam, and will confess to you why. When entering here I swear to you I did not know whose house it was. Passing by chance, I thought it looked like a likely place to contain nice things. You will be able to see I am a man of good taste. While continuing my inventory, I happened to come across pictures of the woman whom I admire most in the whole world, both in the theatre and on the screen. Imagine my surprise. I am sincerely sorry to have disarranged the charming interior and make every apology...
...prosecution asked whether he had ever tasted rye whiskey, but the defense objected to the question. Finally, it was agreed that he should smell the bottle. He said that in his opinion it was whiskey, but declined to swear that it was. Since there was no proof that the bottles contained whiskey, the court acquitted Miss Clancy in less than ten minutes...
...name of the Almighty, All-Knowing God, I swear to devote all my energies to the welfare of the German people; to increase their prosperity, to protect them from injury, to preserve the Constitution and laws of the Commonwealth, to perform my duties conscientiously and to deal justly with all." To this he added So wahr mir Gott helfe (So help me God), thus setting a precedent for other (if any) Presidents...