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Oaths are the fossils of piety. - George Santayana

Oaths are the fossils of piety. – George Santayana

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It is veneer, rouge, aestheticism, art museums, new theaters, etc. that make America impotent. The good things are football, kindness, and jazz bands. – George Santayana

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Eggs and oaths are easily broken. – Danish Proverb

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If you wish to be success in the world, promise everything, deliver nothing. – Napoleon Bonaparte

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It is not the oath that makes us believe the man, but the man the oath. – Aeschylus

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Politicians are the same all over. They promise to build bridges even when there are no rivers. – Nikita Khrushchev

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