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Sort of tangential, he was never granted American citizenship because he refused to bear arms as required by the Oath of Allegiance. https://en.wikipedia.org/wi

• Proven 5y ago
  > When asked if he would bear arms and perform noncombatant military service as required by the Oath, Huxley answered in the negative and was summoned before a judge. Huxley explained that his objection was based on philosophical convictions about the evil of war rather than religious beliefs. 1) Fair enough, he didn't want to commit to it, so he didn't get the US citizenship. But why did he apply in the first place? Didn't read the fine print or wanted to make a point? It's not mandatory to become a citizen. 2) If your country is attacked and you're assigned to help medics while bearing a side-arm (which you don't have to use), saying you won't do it because you object to war sounds silly. What will you do, then? If you want to sit it out in your basement that's fine, but you shouldn't hope to become a citizen.