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Oath of Naturalized Citizens

I hereby declare, on oath, that I absolutelyand entirely renounce and abjure all allegiance and fidelity to any foreign prince, potentate, state, or sovereignty of whom orwhich I have heretofore been a subject or citizen;

That I will support and defend the Constitution and laws of the United States ofAmerica against all enemies, foreign anddomestic;

That I will bear true faith and allegiance to the same;

And that I take this obligation freely without any mental reservation orpurpose of evasion;

So help me God.

In acknowledgment whereof I have hereuntoaffixed my signature.

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