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Judging from custom, here might to appear
to be a place for the appointment of an Oath of Office, to be
taken by the Commissioners, with or without the
same or another Oath for their Subordinates. But
to confess the truth, the sort of Oath called an Oath of office is in
every instance that has fallen happened to fall under my observation
so pure a piece of oldwomanism - so perfect
a chip in porridge, that I could not prevail
upon myself to imitate it. make use of it. Besides the those profanationa
which are but too frequent with on the part of
individuals, there are two species of profanation
(for such they have appeared to me) which are
but too frequent on the part of the Legislator.
The first and most abominable is the imposing
an oath containing an assertion asservation which it the truth of such which
as (it is known ) is seldom if ever true, Oath of such a
nature as to be
seldom if ever true.
or a promise
is impossible, or a promise the execution of which
is impracticable imperformable or unlikely to be
performed the performance of which is seldom if ever
likely to which such as (it is known) is seldom or ever performed: such of this
as kind are Oaths called Custom House Oaths, and many
others. The other is that the sort here in question: the apparent putting
under the name nature of into a man's mouth, under the name of an oath a form of words
which meaning nothing binds to nothing which amounting to nothing can not bind a man to any
the exacting under the resounding name of an oath
a promise which amounts to nothing thing The
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