...and demonstrated a basic understanding of the US Constitution. Each had declared, "on oath, that I absolutely and entirely renounce and abjure all allegiance and fidelity to any foreign prince, potentate, state, or sovereignty of whom or which I have heretofore been a subject or citizen;...

...court, we all arose and took the oath of allegiance, as follows: "I hereby declare, on oath, that I absolutely and entirely renounce and abjure all allegiance and fidelity to any foreign prince, potentate, state or sovereignty, and particularly to , of whom I have heretofore been a subject...

...1918, he completed the process by taking the oath of allegiance: "I hereby declare, on oath, that I absolutely and entirely renounce and abjure all allegiance and fidelity to any foreign prince . . . and particularly to The Present Government of Russia, of whom I have heretofore been a...

...citizens. The oath of citizenship is quite clear. It states that: "I hereby declare, on oath, that I absolutely and entirely renounce and abjure all allegiance and fidelity to any foreign prince, potentate, state or sovereignty of whom or which I have heretofore been a subject or citizen."...

...which includes no words about freedom or opportunity, only duty: I hereby declare, on oath, that I absolutely and entirely renounce and abjure all allegiance and fidelity to any foreign prince, potentate, state or sovereignty, of whom or which I have heretofore been a subject or a citizen;...

...indivisible, with liberty and justice for all. THE OATH OF ALLEGIANCE I hereby declare, on oath, that I absolutely and entirely renounce and abjure all allegiance and fidelity to any foreign prince, potentate, state, or sovereignty of whom or which I have heretofore been subject or citizen;...

...responsibilities incurred at the moment of naturalization in the United States: I hereby declare, on oath, that I absolutely and entirely renounce and abjure all allegiance and fidelity to any foreign prince, potentate, state or sovereignty, to whom or which I have heretofore been a subject or citizen;...

...person on whom citizenship is conferred must swear under oath before the court to, among other things, "absolutely, and entirely, renounce and abjure all allegiance and fidelity to any foreign prince, potentate, state or sovereign of whom or which [they] 24. Taken from Arellano Garcia, 1996,...

...Babylonia. 2. The entire US Oath of Allegiance reads as follows: "I hereby declare, on oath, that I absolutely and entirely renounce and abjure all allegiance and fidelity to any foreign prince, potentate, state, or sovereignty of whom or which I have heretofore been a subject of citizen;...

...ties to one's country of origin. (Schuck, 1998: 244) In flagrantly archaic phrasing, an applicant must 'absolutely and entirely renounce and abjure all allegiance and fidelity to any foreign prince, potentate, state, or sovereignty of whom the applicant has heretofore been a subject or citizen.'...