Swords into plowshares, please.

The question about the oath of office taken by the governor came up at work today. The Missouri Constitution has an oath of office to be taken verbatim for members of the legislature. But for all other elected officials, from township to statehouse, the required elements of the oath are in the constitution but not something between quotation marks, with blanks or ellipses for the elected official to insert name.

Before taking office, all civil and military officers in this state shall take and subscribe an oath or affirmation to support the Constitution of the United States and of this state, and to demean themselves faithfully in office. 

I wondered if there were a website that collected all the oaths of office for the 50 states. Eventually I did find this one, which is complete enough to suit me.

But the first thing I found when I went searching was Kentucky's oath. In it, the oath-takers vow that they've never dueled or seconded, in Kentucky or any other state. It's kind of a cool thing to read. Saying it aloud might be a different story.

I do solemnly swear (or affirm, as the case may be) that I will support the Constitution of the United States and the Constitution of this Commonwealth, and be faithful and true to the Commonwealth of Kentucky so long as I continue a citizen thereof, and that I will faithfully execute, to the best of my ability, the office of .... according to law; and I do further solemnly swear (or affirm) that since the adoption of the present Constitution, I, being a citizen of this State, have not fought a duel with deadly weapons within this State nor out of it, nor have I sent or accepted a challenge to fight a duel with deadly weapons, nor have I acted as second in carrying a challenge, nor aided or assisted any person thus offending, so help me God.