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Such is the doctrine of the Supreme Court of the United States: “The right to govern,” says Chief Justice Marshall, “may be the inevitable consequence of the right to acquire.” Amer.
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Mann cites Chief Justice Marshall to illustrate the connection between the right to acquire and the right to govern.
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