George Washington stood tall, his six-plus feet impressive as he recited the presidential oath on April 30, 1789, in New York City, concluding with a promise that he would, to the best of his ability, “preserve, protect, and defend the Constitution.” Period. The oath and Washington’s recitation both end there. The words “so help me God” do not appear in the oath prescribed in Article 2, §1 of the Constitution. Our godless Constitution does not ask presidents to seek a god’s help or call down a god’s wrath on oath breakers. There is no evidence that even hints at Washington adding these words,
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