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Hamilton Explains Oath of Allegiance in South Carolina Debate
Gen Hamilton argues the oath is a constitutional loyalty pledge to the state, not a test of personal belief, contrasting it with English and other colonial oaths and defending state sovereignty against federal coercion while urging fidelity to public trusts. He recalls 1728 fidelity oath and warns against tyranny and divided allegiance amid the nation’s crisis.
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