41. I will do impartial justice according to the constitution and the law : so help me God . 42. They finished with " so help me God " and exchanged hand shakes and hugs with colleagues. 43. Like at his first inauguration in 1998, he omitted the optional ending " So help me God ." 44. The president taking the oath of office has historically spoken the words " so help me God ." 45. Even the " So help me God " intoned by incoming American presidents would be unthinkable in France. 46. This advertisement, coming just a day after Bush's " so help me God " pledge, proves their point. 47. Washington's contribution to presidential inaugurals came after the oath itself : the emphatic " so help me God ." 48. Washington also added the phrase " so help me God " to his oath, another tradition that has endured. 49. This is tax cuts, so help me God , " replied Bush, Texas governor and son of the former president. 50. Said the words " So help me God " after taking the oath; other presidents have followed this example.