“In our country, we don’t swear an oath to an individual, or a political party. We take our oath to defend the United States Constitution. And that oath must mean something.”
― Oath and Honor: A Memoir and a Warning
― Oath and Honor: A Memoir and a Warning
“Our nation was founded on the peaceful transition of power, epitomized by George Washington laying down his sword to make way for democratic elections.”
― Oath and Honor: A Memoir and a Warning
― Oath and Honor: A Memoir and a Warning
“The sacred obligation to defend this peaceful transfer of power has been honored by every American president… except one.”
― Oath and Honor: A Memoir and a Warning
― Oath and Honor: A Memoir and a Warning
“please remember what’s at stake. Remember the men and women who have fought and died so that we can live under the rule of law, not the rule of men.”
― Oath and Honor: A Memoir and a Warning
― Oath and Honor: A Memoir and a Warning
“I expect to pass through this world but once. If, therefore, there can be any kindness I can show or any good thing I can do my fellow being; let me do it now. Let me not defer or neglect it, for I shall not pass this way again.”
― Oath and Honor: A Memoir and a Warning
― Oath and Honor: A Memoir and a Warning
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