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Quotation from United States v. Wong Kim Ark by Supreme Court of the United States
“The framers of the Constitution were familiar with the distinctions between the Roman law and the feudal law, between obligations based on territoriality and those based on the personal and invisible character of origin, and there is nothing to show that, in the matter of nationality, they intended to adhere to principles derived from regal government, which they had just assisted in overthrowing.”
United States v. Wong Kim Ark, Dissent of Chief Justice Fuller (excerpt) (U.S. Reports text (Wikisource))
Chief Justice Fuller contends that the founders, having rejected monarchy, did not adopt the feudal rule of allegiance by birthplace.
Citation: "The framers of the Constitution were familiar with the distinctions between the Roman law and the feudal law, between obligations based on territoriality and those based on the personal and invisible character of origin, and there is nothing to show that, in the matter of nationality, they intended to adhere to principles derived from regal government, which they had just assisted in overthrowing." — Supreme Court of the United States, United States v. Wong Kim Ark, Dissent of Chief Justice Fuller (excerpt) (U.S. Reports text (Wikisource)). (id united-states-v-wong-kim-ark-q6)
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