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Quotation from Worcester v. Georgia by Supreme Court of the United States
“The very term 'nation,' so generally applied to them, means 'a people distinct from others.'”
Worcester v. Georgia, Opinion of the Court (Marshall, C.J.), on the treaties (U.S. Reports text (Wikisource))
Marshall explains why treaty language describing the Cherokee as a nation recognizes their separate political existence.
Citation: "The very term 'nation,' so generally applied to them, means 'a people distinct from others.'" — Supreme Court of the United States, Worcester v. Georgia, Opinion of the Court (Marshall, C.J.), on the treaties (U.S. Reports text (Wikisource)). (id worcester-v-georgia-q2)
Portrait: John Marshall by Henry Inman, 1832, Henry Inman, Public domain.
