The Life of George Washington: Commander-in-chief of the American Army Through the Revolutionary War, and the First President of the United StatesHenry T. Coates, 1882 - 489 Seiten |
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... nature , the minds of the American people were ripened to renounce their allegiance to Britain , and to assume a place among independent nations ; and the representatives of most of the Colonies were instructed to support in Congress ...
... nature , the minds of the American people were ripened to renounce their allegiance to Britain , and to assume a place among independent nations ; and the representatives of most of the Colonies were instructed to support in Congress ...
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... nature to accommodate itself to our views . If it were necessary , it would be easily proved to any person of a moderate understanding , that an annual army , or any army raised on the spur of the occasion , besides being unqualified ...
... nature to accommodate itself to our views . If it were necessary , it would be easily proved to any person of a moderate understanding , that an annual army , or any army raised on the spur of the occasion , besides being unqualified ...
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... nature , in forming our confederation . Experience has taught us that men will not adopt and carry into execution , measures the best calculated for their own good , without the inter- vention of coercive power . I do not conceive we ...
... nature , in forming our confederation . Experience has taught us that men will not adopt and carry into execution , measures the best calculated for their own good , without the inter- vention of coercive power . I do not conceive we ...
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