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    there it entwined like a true love’s knot
    For all true loves to admire.
    —Unknown. Lord Thomas and Fair Annet (l. 83–84)

    Our citizenship in the United States is our national character. Our citizenship in any particular state is only our local distinction. By the latter we are known at home, by the former to the world. Our great title is AMERICANS—our inferior one varies with the place.
    —Thomas Paine (1737–1809)