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Quotation from Worcester v. Georgia by Supreme Court of the United States
“the settled doctrine of the law of nations is, that a weaker power does not surrender its independence-its right to self government, by associating with a stronger, and taking its protection.”
Worcester v. Georgia, Opinion of the Court (Marshall, C.J.), on the treaties (U.S. Reports text (Wikisource))
Marshall answers the argument that the Cherokee lost their self-government by accepting the protection of Britain and then the United States.
Citation: "the settled doctrine of the law of nations is, that a weaker power does not surrender its independence-its right to self government, by associating with a stronger, and taking its protection." — 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-q3)
Portrait: John Marshall by Henry Inman, 1832, Henry Inman, Public domain.
