Commissives
Read and comment the following extract. Do you agree that having used the words “I swear”/ “I promise”, you can later claim that strictly speaking you did not make a promise or that you are not bound by a vow because you meant smth else?
“ I want to know, if you will tell me,” Montanelly went on; “whether you have found yourself by a vow, or – in any way”.
“ There is nothing to tell, dear Padre; I have not bound myself, but I am bound.”
“ I don’t understand – “
“ What is the use of vows? They are not what binds people. If you feel in a certain way about a thing, that binds you to it; if you don’t feel that way, nothing else can bind you “
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