Birth Quote by Phyllis Schlafly

Therefore every person born within the United States, its territories or districts, whether the parents are citizens or aliens, is a natural born citizen…

— William Rawle

Every human being born within the United States of parents not owing allegiance to any foreign sovereignty is in the language of your Constitution…

— John Bingham

Nothing is better settled at the common law than the doctrine that the children, even of aliens, born in a country, while the parents…

— St. George Tucker

All from other lands, who by the terms of [congressional] laws and a compliance with their provisions become naturalized, are adopted citizens of the…

— John Bingham

Natural-born American means you don't have to be naturalized. You were born to an American mother, like President Obama, no matter where you were…

— Chris Matthews

Birthright citizenship in America is part of something larger: The American longing to sever from history, to be a place of new beginnings.

— Anand Giridharadas

On the other hand, the vast majority of all westernized countries, including every single European country along with Israel and Japan, do not offer…

— Nathan Deal

“Though Article II requires “natural born” citizenship, the Constitution does not explain what the phrase means. There was no constitutional definition of American citizenship…

— Garrett Epps

Everybody knows that if you're born in America, you are a citizen. No, you're not.

— Rush Limbaugh

There's nothing in the 14th Amendment that says if you are born to a mother who is a citizen that you're automatically a citizen.…

— Rush Limbaugh

Everyone who is born holds dual citizenship, in the kingdom of the well and in the kingdom of the sick. Although we all prefer…

— Susan Sontag

Citizenship is the chance to make a difference to the place where you belong.

— Charles Handy