Veritas et Sapientia – John Jay to Washington: Ban Foreign Born From Presidency

Sapientia et Veritas – “Permit me to hint, whether it would not be wise & seasonable to provide a strong check to the admission of Foreigners into the administration of our national Government; and to declare expresly that the Command in chief of the american army shall not be given to, nor devolve on, any but a natural born Citizen.” – John Jay to George Washington, 27 July, 1787