Famous quotes containing the words oath, office, religious and/or bodies:
“On principle I dislike an oath which requires a man to swear he has not done wrong. It rejects the Christian principle of forgiveness on terms of repentance. I think it is enough if the man does no wrong hereafter.”
—Abraham Lincoln (1809–1865)
“I had many problems in my conduct of the office being contrasted with President Kennedy’s conduct in the office, with my manner of dealing with things and his manner, with my accent and his accent, with my background and his background. He was a great public hero, and anything I did that someone didn’t approve of, they would always feel that President Kennedy wouldn’t have done that.”
—Lyndon Baines Johnson (1908–1973)
“I am always most religious upon a sunshiny day ...”
—George Gordon Noel Byron (1788–1824)
“Our souls belong to our bodies, not our bodies to our souls.”
—Herman Melville (1819–1891)