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If any existed, they would be of the highest value; but there are none, and I can imagine no better reason than because the question is so settled by treaties and diplomacy as to be beyond judicial inquiry.
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Sumner argues that the absence of Supreme Court decisions indicates that treaties and diplomacy have settled the matter.
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