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** In a similar vein "In my chambers, ''now''! Both of you!"
* "Do you swear to tell the truth, the whole truth, and nothing but the truth, so help you God?" The last clause is occasionally dropped in some situations.
** The United States introduced "affirming" in the 1780s to answer the objections of those whose religious convictions wouldn't let them say the "God" part or swear on [[The Bible]].
*** In [[Ayn Rand]]'s play ''Night of January 16th'', a judge forces Karen Andre to affirm despite her objecting as an atheist to the "so help you God" part.
** The UK courts comment that "oath cards and holy books are available for several religions". You can also miss out the 'God' bit by choosing to affirm.
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