Feast of St Thomas More, who was beheaded on July 6 1535. He had served King Henry VIII with loyalty and distinction until the king demanded a more absolute loyalty than More was prepared to offer. “I die as the king’s loyal servant, but God’s first.”
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“The President said, ‘I need loyalty, I expect loyalty.’ I didn’t move, speak, or change my facial expression in any way during the awkward silence that followed. We simply looked at each other in silence,” Comey said. He said he responded: “You will always get honesty from me.”