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Gen. Mark Milley: 'We Take an Oath to the Constitution, Not an Individua (Original Post) Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin Nov 2020 OP
Oath of Allegiance - Pre and post 1934 keithbvadu2 Nov 2020 #1
"support and defend the Constitution of the United States against all enemies foreign and domestic" MasonDreams Nov 2020 #2

keithbvadu2

(36,622 posts)
1. Oath of Allegiance - Pre and post 1934
Sat Nov 14, 2020, 01:51 AM
Nov 2020

Oath of Allegiance - Pre and post 1934
http://www.jewishvirtuallibrary.org/the-fuehrer-oath

(before August 2, 1934)
"I swear by almighty God this sacred oath:
I will at all times loyally and honestly
serve my people and country
and, as a brave soldier,
I will be ready at any time
to stake my life for this oath."

The Fuehrer Oath
(effective August 2, 1934)
"I swear by almighty God this sacred oath:
I will render unconditional obedience
to the Fuehrer of the German Reich and people, Adolf Hitler,
Supreme Commander of the Wehrmacht,
and, as a brave soldier,
I will be ready at any time
to stake my life for this oath."

MasonDreams

(756 posts)
2. "support and defend the Constitution of the United States against all enemies foreign and domestic"
Sat Nov 14, 2020, 11:52 AM
Nov 2020

Makes my heart thump thump thump, every time. 38 yrs ago and today "I will bear true faith and allegiance".
Of the people, by the people, for the people.
With liberty and justice for all. Such lofty noble goals, I hope we can keep trying for another few centuries.

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