The citizens are the members of the civil society: linked to this society by certain duties and subject to its authority, they participate with equality has its advantages.
Les citoyens sont les membres de la societe civile : lies a cette societe par certains devoirs et soumis a son autorite, ils participent avec egalite a ses avantages.
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page 176 of English translation published in 1883 | while the bottom-left marks it as page 176, it is listed as page 101 on the top-left. The section of the book is titled "OF OUR NATIVE COUNTRY, ETC." and it is part of chapter XIX called "OF OUR NATIVE COUNTRY AND SEVERAL THINGS THAT RELATE TO IT" | quoted in 1856 case in supreme court | quoted in 1942 by Mr. Stewart seen in page 1683 of part 2 of volume 8 of "Proceedings and Debates of the 77th Congress Second Session"
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The citizens are the members of the civil society, bound to this society by certain duties, and subject to its authority; they equally participate in its advantages.
The natives or natural-born citizens are those born in the country of parents who are citizens.
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if he be born there of a foreigner, it will be only the place of his birth, and not his country