Corporations are people, my friend.

Mitt Romney

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Topic

Legal theory Corporations

Author

Mitt Romney

Medium

Speech

Statement Type

Political gaffe

Language

English

Time

2011 2010s 21st century

Occupation

Politician

From

United States

Authentication Score 3

Citation

Romney, Mitt. Quoted in "'Corporations are People,' Romney Tells Iowa Hecklers Angry Over His Tax Policy." New York Times, 11 Aug. 2011. Originally said in speech in Des Moines. Iowa State Fair. 11 Aug. 2011, Des Moines, IA, USA.

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They are not included, and were not intended to be included, under the word "citizens" in the Constitution, and can therefore claim none of the rights and privileges which that instrument provides for and secures to citizens of the United States.

Roger B. Taney

Dred Scott v. Sandford

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Black Americans Citizenship Constitutional law Legal theory

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Roger B. Taney
Source
Dred Scott v. Sandford
Medium
Supreme Court opinion Legal opinion
Genre
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Language
English
Time
1857 1850s 19th century
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Citation

Taney, Roger B. United States, Supreme Court. Dred Scott v. Sandford. United States Reports, vol. 60, 6 Mar. 1857, pp. 393-633. Justia, supreme.justia.com/cases/federal/us/60/393/.