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Quotation from Dred Scott v. Sandford by Supreme Court of the United States
“We think they are not, and that they are not included, and were not intended to be included, under the word 'citizens' in the Constitution, and can therefore claim none of the rights and privileges which that instrument provides for and secures to citizens of the United States.”
Dred Scott v. Sandford, Opinion of the Court (Taney, C.J.) (U.S. Reports text (Wikisource))
The Chief Justice gives the Court's answer on citizenship.
Citation: "We think they are not, and that they are not included, and were not intended to be included, under the word 'citizens' in the Constitution, and can therefore claim none of the rights and privileges which that instrument provides for and secures to citizens of the United States." — Supreme Court of the United States, Dred Scott v. Sandford, Opinion of the Court (Taney, C.J.) (U.S. Reports text (Wikisource)). (id dred-scott-v-sandford-q2)
Portrait: TANEY, Roger B-Treasury (BEP engraved portrait), The Bureau of Engraving and Printing, Public domain.
