Almighty God Quotes
This oath was required of Southern Rebels who wanted obtain amnesty from treason which they had committed by engaging in the Civil War. See {623307} for the Presidential Proclamation.
Duchess of Bedford. In 1853, during a visit to England, Harriet Beecher Stowe was presented with a petition containing the signatures of over a half million British women asking for an end to American Slavery. It was in 26 bound volumes. The backing of the prestigious Duchess and so many other English women had a profound effect on American Women and the growing strength of the Abolition movement.
Odo of Chatillon-Sur-Marne. Note that the “Divine Right” of monarchy has become a “Devine Command.” Also, that a king was educated (See {591629}) was totally unusual for the times.