I hold to my ethics: respect for individual/property rights. But yes, I would hold to my pledge since that pledge would never be given for something I could not support fully and with all my heart.
Woe unto the person who breaks an oath. We have a long history if distrusting such persons, while history rewards those who held true to their oaths even unto death.
Agreed, one need only look to French history; arguably Napoleon failed due to his slipperiness, and then there was Philippe VI & Jehan II who were prone to breaking their oaths and their promises. In turn though, Louis XIII and St-Louis are fondly remembered and were two of the greatest French Rois, both having kept their words.
I knew you’d get it Nick! I mean your story seems to echo this very essay’s pov, I hope you don’t mind my being presumptuous.
I hold to my ethics: respect for individual/property rights. But yes, I would hold to my pledge since that pledge would never be given for something I could not support fully and with all my heart.
Agreed
Woe unto the person who breaks an oath. We have a long history if distrusting such persons, while history rewards those who held true to their oaths even unto death.
Agreed, one need only look to French history; arguably Napoleon failed due to his slipperiness, and then there was Philippe VI & Jehan II who were prone to breaking their oaths and their promises. In turn though, Louis XIII and St-Louis are fondly remembered and were two of the greatest French Rois, both having kept their words.
I knew you’d get it Nick! I mean your story seems to echo this very essay’s pov, I hope you don’t mind my being presumptuous.
Very much part of my story.
Called it! We Celts hold oaths in high regard, breaking them historically has never gone well in Franco-Scotto-Irish history.
Clan MacLeod descendant here.
Awesome, and I do believe you told me before about your awesome heritage.
Merci glad you approve