In the last analysis, of course, an oath will encourage fidelity in office only to the degree that officeholders continue to believe that they cannot escape ultimate accountability for a breach of faith.

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Under the circumstances, may I suggest another means of encouraging probity in elective office. I...

Under the circumstances, may I suggest another means of encouraging probity in elective office. I...

Given the difficulty of resisting such temptations over the longer run, a proper concern for...

Given the difficulty of resisting such temptations over the longer run, a proper concern for...

What distinguishes the campaign finance issue from just about every other one being debated these...

What distinguishes the campaign finance issue from just about every other one being debated these...

As a consequence, the Court ruled that the limits on campaign spending violated the First...

As a consequence, the Court ruled that the limits on campaign spending violated the First...

I had hoped that the current presidential campaign debates might educate the public as to...

I had hoped that the current presidential campaign debates might educate the public as to...

If enough people openly engage in conduct once considered reprehensible, we rewrite the rule book...

If enough people openly engage in conduct once considered reprehensible, we rewrite the rule book...

Unfortunately, the media, which are not at all reluctant to act in their own self-interest,...

Unfortunately, the media, which are not at all reluctant to act in their own self-interest,...

One camp accepts the Court's limits on contributions but urges the reinstatement of spending caps...

One camp accepts the Court's limits on contributions but urges the reinstatement of spending caps...

The Court made an exception, however, in the case of candidates contributing to their own...

The Court made an exception, however, in the case of candidates contributing to their own...

Unfortunately, in today's world we have to be reminded that the power of an oath...

Unfortunately, in today's world we have to be reminded that the power of an oath...

I am persuaded that in the case of elected officials, the overwhelming temptation is to...

I am persuaded that in the case of elected officials, the overwhelming temptation is to...

What people fail to appreciate is that the currency of corruption in elective office is,...

What people fail to appreciate is that the currency of corruption in elective office is,...

The kind of corruption the media talk about, the kind the Supreme Court was concerned...

The kind of corruption the media talk about, the kind the Supreme Court was concerned...

Once it becomes impossible for members of Congress to make a career of legislative service,...

Once it becomes impossible for members of Congress to make a career of legislative service,...

They may then be willing to cast principled votes based on an educated understanding of...

They may then be willing to cast principled votes based on an educated understanding of...

In rendering its decision in our case, the Supreme Court equated money with speech because...

In rendering its decision in our case, the Supreme Court equated money with speech because...

This source of corruption, alas, is inherent in the democratic system itself, and it can...

This source of corruption, alas, is inherent in the democratic system itself, and it can...

It would seem, therefore, that this constitutional safeguard may no longer serve its original purpose,...

It would seem, therefore, that this constitutional safeguard may no longer serve its original purpose,...

Moreover, we are showing a dismaying tendency to recast God in Man's image.

Moreover, we are showing a dismaying tendency to recast God in Man's image.