Focus on Watergate: An Examination of the Moral Dilemma of Watergate in the Light of Civil Religion |
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Some Problematic Aspects of Civil Religion | 10 |
Watergate and the Nixon Loyalists | 19 |
Watergate and the Politics of Deceit | 47 |
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Page 4 - I have promised to uphold the Constitution, to do what is right as God gives me to see the right, and to do the very best that I can for America.
Page 4 - The Constitution is the supreme law of our land and it governs our actions as citizens. Only the laws of God, which govern our consciences, are superior to it. As we are a Nation under God, so I am sworn to uphold our laws with the help of God.
Page 3 - Trust in the Lord with all thine heart; and lean not unto thine own understanding. In all thy ways acknowledge him, and he shall direct thy paths.
Page 4 - I do believe, with all my heart and mind and spirit, that I, not as President but as a humble servant of God, will receive justice without mercy if I fail to show mercy.