“And for the support of this Declaration, with a firm reliance on the protection of divine Providence, we mutually pledge to each other our Lives, our Fortunes and our sacred Honor.”
I guess most people have no clue what “sacred Honor” is anymore, or they would have stood firm. They will have to confront themselves in the mirror every morning, knowing that they were cowards.
Worse: They don't care. Hell, they don't even KNOW to care.