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Quotation from Dred Scott v. Sandford by Supreme Court of the United States
“And my opinion is, that, under the Constitution of the United States, every free person born on the soil of a State, who is a citizen of that State by force of its Constitution or laws, is also a citizen of the United States.”
Dred Scott v. Sandford, Dissent of Justice Curtis (excerpt) (U.S. Reports text (Wikisource))
Curtis states his rule of birthright citizenship, anticipating the language of 1868.
Citation: "And my opinion is, that, under the Constitution of the United States, every free person born on the soil of a State, who is a citizen of that State by force of its Constitution or laws, is also a citizen of the United States." — Supreme Court of the United States, Dred Scott v. Sandford, Dissent of Justice Curtis (excerpt) (U.S. Reports text (Wikisource)). (id dred-scott-v-sandford-q6)
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