On the recordDecember 29, 1948
I think I made both statements, and they are both correct.
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The longer I live, the more I am impressed by the significance of our simple official oath to uphold and defend the Constitution.
It was suggested, and I decided that it wouldn't serve any good purpose, it would be just a piece of demagoguery; and that is what it turned out to be.
We venerate these documents not because they are old, not because they are valuable historical relics, but because they still have meaning for us.
It is an office that is without parallel in the history of the world.