Those are pretty strong wordsrenounce the government of the country from which you came and swear allegiance to the country to which you are going. Where does that come from? This is where it comes from. This oath dates back to May 12. 1778. when General George Washington and the general officers at Valley Forge signed an oath very similar to the one taken by the 30 citizens the President swore in on Monday. the oath that more than 500.000 new American citizens took last year in hundreds of naturalization ceremonies all over America. Here is a portion of the oath Washington and his general officers swore: I. George Washington.
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