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Nonprofits can tap into clear alignment on purpose and priorities to position themselves for deeper support.
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Expert Panel®,
Forbes.com,
1 July 2026
But as Chief Justice Roberts observed, the men who wrote the Fourteenth Amendment to the Constitution after the Civil War defined citizenship in broad terms on purpose, rejecting the views of those who wanted to limit citizenship.
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Nina Totenberg,
NPR,
30 June 2026
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Expert Panel®,
Forbes.com,
1 July 2026
But as Chief Justice Roberts observed, the men who wrote the Fourteenth Amendment to the Constitution after the Civil War defined citizenship in broad terms on purpose, rejecting the views of those who wanted to limit citizenship.
—
Nina Totenberg,
NPR,
30 June 2026
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“On purpose.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/on%20purpose. Accessed 5 Jul. 2026.
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