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The constitution of the SSNP stipulates that every Syrian, male or female, has the right to join the Syrian Social Nationalist Party provided the following conditions are met:
1 To have reached the age of sixteen.
2 Not to have exceeded the age of forty except by special permission.
3 Not to have committed a crime against society or against the nation.
4 To embrace Syrian Social Nationalism and accept the principles of the Syrian Social Nationalist Party and its discipline.
5 To be prepared to take the following oath and abide by it:
I ....... swear by my honor, my truth and my conviction that I belong to the Syrian Social Nationalist Party in all sincerity and with full determination; that I agree to make its ideals the guiding principles of my life, my family and my home; that I will keep its secrets, never revealing them by speech, writing, drawing, engraving or by any means, either voluntarily or under any kind of pressure; that I act in accordance with its rules and regulations and respect its decisions and obey them; that I execute my orders honestly and meticulously; that I watch over its interests, support the leader and submit to his authority; that I will not betray the Party or any of its branches or members; that I will give any assistance I can to any active member of the Party whenever he is in need of it; and that I perform all my duties toward the Party with exactness.... by all this I do swear.
(Translated from Arabic by Dr Edmond Melhem)
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