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This document discusses the concept of sovereignty and subjects in relation to a quote from the 1793 Supreme Court case Chisholm v. Georgia. It argues that the quote about individuals being "sovereigns without subjects" has been misinterpreted by some to mean that individuals are sovereign. The document analyzes the quote in detail and argues that in reality, sovereignty resides with "the state", not individual citizens, and that citizens are implicitly subjects of the state through their consent. It aims t

Author

Fran Mann

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