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Ulysses S. Grant: “We have agreed that citizens of the United States may cease to be citizens and may voluntarily render allegiance to…”

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We have agreed that citizens of the United States may cease to be citizens and may voluntarily render allegiance to other powers.
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Ulysses S. Grant
Republican · Ohio

Editor's note · Context

Grant states that U.S. treaties allow citizens to renounce their citizenship voluntarily.

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