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.
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I took an oath to protect the Constitution, and protecting the Constitution means not letting the president bypass the separation of powers.
I have taken an oath in my heart to oppose communism until the day I die.
Unfortunately, in today's world we have to be reminded that the power of an oath derives from the fact that in it we ask God to bear witness to the promises we make with the implicit expectation that He will hold us accountable for the manner in which we honor them.
I represent the concept that pluralism is essential, union pluralism. I made an oath about this.
The first thing in my oath is to uphold and protect the U.S. Constitution.
It is not the oath that makes us believe the man, but the man the oath.
The Hippocratic Oath says do no harm. It's the Hypocritical Oath that says do no harm to one's political future.
You know I vowed when I became President not to talk about the loneliest toughest job in the world and I didn't.
You know I took an oath to tell the truth when I took the witness stand.
When I place my hand on the Bible and take the oath of office, that oath becomes my highest promise to God.