The United States has insisted upon the right of expatriation, and has obtained, after a long struggle, an admission of the principle contended for by acquiescence therein on the part of many foreign powers and by the conclusion of treaties on that subject.
Grant asserts the importance of the right of expatriation and acknowledges progress made with foreign powers on this principle.
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