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I have sworn upon the altar of God, eternal hostility against every form of tyranny over the mind of man.

Thomas Jefferson

When Chief Justice (John) Roberts was interviewed before being sworn into the Supreme Court, he said every time he goes to court, he feels this tingling and that he understands the awesomeness of his responsibilities. I feel much the same way as I prepare to become a circuit court judge.

Roger Le Grand

If he thinks we're doing that, he's not doing his sworn duty as a judge to keep that from happening.

Bill Hill

I have sworn to only live free. Even if I find bitter the taste of death, I don't want to die humiliated or deceived.

Bin Laden

I have been sworn against by perjured and wicked people.

William Kidd

They will have powers. They will be sworn in as auxiliary German police officers but their powers will be limited to the railway system and the airports.

Stephen Thomas

How can it be that in a city with an annual budget of over $55 billion that the lives of firefighters and the citizens we are sworn to protect depends on apparatus built in the 1980s, when Ed Koch was mayor?

Stephen Cassidy

As a senior member of our family and a respected senator of the land, Sen. Magsaysay holds my highest esteem and respect. It is in this light that I am again explaining that my decision was based on my sworn duty to uphold the Constitution and the rule of law, and to work for the interests of our people.

Ramon Magsaysay

When federal judges arbitrarily choose to dismiss the will of the nation's elected representatives and chief executive, they place themselves above the law they are sworn to uphold.

Todd Akin

I am sworn to uphold the Constitution as Andy Johnson understands it and interprets it.

Andrew Johnson

It's amazing how quickly sentiment shifts. Two weeks ago, people would have sworn that the economy was gaining momentum. But there's no reason to believe that if we have normal economic improvement then that won't translate into normal seasonal second-half demand.

Cody Acree

We have 34,000 sworn officers, not every one of them follows our general orders.

Matt Jablow

I think it would be damaging to public safety to replace sworn firefighters and paramedics with civilians because our men and women know how to handle emergencies firsthand, and won't be reading instructions off a script.

Pat Mcosker

Further investigation revealed conflicting facts and statements taken through sworn testimony that resulted in the charges being dropped. We found no evidence to support sworn complaints and found conflicting information to where we couldn't substantiate the allegations.

Spencer Mann

When I was sworn in as Mayor of Nashville back in 1991, I have to admit to you that I felt for several weeks like a bit of an outsider who had somehow taken over but didn't really belong in this nice palace. I secretly wondered if the real mayor would come back from vacation one day and call the police.

Phil Bredesen

By allowing his client to be sworn under oath about his private sex life, he made a terrible, terrible mistake.

Alan M. Dershowitz

A stunning betrayal of their shields, their colleagues and the citizens they were sworn to protect.

Roslynn Mauskopf

Law enforcement officers are never 'off duty.' They are dedicated public servants who are sworn to protect public safety at any time and place that the peace is threatened. They need all the help that they can get.

Barbara Boxer

Considering that this man has sworn repeatedly on the streets that he would not be taken alive, he would kill any law enforcement office or anyone who tried to take him, we consider ourselves very fortunate to have him in custody and that the came down peacefully.

Jim Solomons

It's absurd. It's been a systematic investigation since four months after he was sworn into office in 1999. In this country, we are not supposed to investigate individuals. We are supposed to investigate alleged criminal activities.

Doug Jones

On January 10, 1963, I was sworn in as a lawyer, so next January 10 I will have practiced law for 40 years, and I've loved every minute of it.

Johnnie Cochran

[Now Melton's lawyers say] there exists no sworn testimony by Mr. Melton denying that he provided Ann Radelat with a copy of the subject memorandum, ... The only sworn ... responses filed in this matter by Mr. Melton correctly state that he did provide a copy of the memo to Ann Radelat.

Michael Farrell

We-Lyn Shaw, Norgie Hester and myself-went to see the inauguration the year George Bush was sworn in as president in 1989.

Shirley Leinwand

Justice is not hitting, kicking a member of the community you're sworn to protect. No one is above the law and no one is below the law.

Rick Good

Of course, we make mistakes like every player and coach. But that shouldn't lead to referees being sworn at or even threatened.

Volker Roth

I am very honored and appreciate the support from everyone in my precinct. The No. 1 issue I heard on the campaign trail was county roads. There's nothing I can do yet, but as soon as I'm sworn in I plan to meet with the county engineer and others to see what can be done.

Bill Dodson

I remember him telling me that he was going to New York for a couple of days. I could've sworn that he told me he was going to a foot doctor.

Jonathan Demme

Their Oath shall drive them, and yet betray them, and ever snatch away the very treasures that they have sworn to pursue.

J. R. R. Tolkien

Sir Beatle is inviting 300 people. They are all sworn to secrecy, lest this get in the papers.

Cindy Adams

The people who spoke before, we do have a record of that, it's sworn testimony. Unless they have something brand new to say, we really need to limit (the public comment time). We don't need any philosophical comments. It has to be pertinent to what's being requested.

Mayor Greg Newman

With this agreement, virtually the entire mutual fund industry has now sworn off improper trading practices and agreed to compensate investors who were harmed.

Eliot Spitzer