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Surely a citizen of the United States has as much right in any one of the states as he would have in a foreign land, however remote or however powerful its government may be.
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gutenberg.orgJohn Sherman: “Surely a citizen of the United States has as much right in any one of the states as he would have in a foreign land…”
Editor's note · Context
Sherman asserts that U.S. citizens should have equal rights in all states, similar to those in foreign lands.
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