laration ▁of ▁the ▁People ▁called ▁Qu akers ▁shall ▁be ▁accepted ▁instead ▁of ▁an ▁O ath ▁in ▁the ▁usual ▁Form e ; ▁ 7 ▁& ▁ 8 ▁Will . ▁ 3 ▁c . ▁ 3 4 ) ▁was ▁passed . ▁The ▁text ▁of ▁the ▁aff irm ation ▁was ▁the ▁following : ▁" I ▁A . B . ▁do ▁declare ▁in ▁the ▁Pres ence ▁of ▁Al m ight y ▁God ▁the ▁Wit nes se ▁of ▁the ▁Tr uth ▁of ▁what ▁I ▁say ". ▁The ▁right ▁to ▁give ▁an ▁aff irm ation ▁is ▁now ▁emb od ied ▁in ▁the ▁O ath s ▁Act ▁ 1 9 7 8 , ▁c . 1 9 , ▁which ▁pres cri bes ▁the ▁following ▁form : ▁" I , ▁do ▁solemn ly , ▁sin cer ely ▁and ▁truly ▁declare ▁and ▁aff irm " ▁and ▁then ▁proceed ▁with ▁the ▁words ▁of ▁the ▁o ath ▁pres cribed ▁by ▁law , ▁om itting ▁any ▁words ▁of ▁im pre cation ▁or ▁calling ▁to ▁witness . ▁ ▁It ▁has ▁its ▁orig ins ▁in ▁the ▁ref us al ▁of ▁Qu akers ▁to ▁swe ar ▁any ▁o ath , ▁which ▁would ▁otherwise ▁have ▁bar red ▁them ▁from ▁many ▁public ▁positions . ▁Qu akers ▁believe ▁in ▁speaking ▁the ▁truth ▁at ▁all ▁times ▁and ▁so ▁they ▁consider ▁the ▁act ▁of ▁swe aring ▁to ▁truth ▁only ▁in ▁court ▁rather ▁than ▁in ▁every day ▁life ▁implies ▁double ▁standards . ▁As ▁in ▁, ▁they ▁tried ▁to ▁" let ▁your ▁ye a ▁be ▁ye a ▁and ▁your ▁n ay ▁be ▁n ay ".