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... political convulsions , which termi- nated more than half a century later on the plains of Waterloo . It gave immortality to an obscure French officer by linking his name with that of his opponent , and brought Washington for the moment ...
... political convulsions , which termi- nated more than half a century later on the plains of Waterloo . It gave immortality to an obscure French officer by linking his name with that of his opponent , and brought Washington for the moment ...
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... - ness by the gayety and life brought in by the royal officers . Here Washington lingered ten days , talk- ing war and politics with the governor , visiting in state the " great and general court , " dancing 96 GEORGE WASHINGTON .
... - ness by the gayety and life brought in by the royal officers . Here Washington lingered ten days , talk- ing war and politics with the governor , visiting in state the " great and general court , " dancing 96 GEORGE WASHINGTON .
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... political , and social as- pects . To trace the course of his opinions in detail is needless . It is sufficient to summarize them , for the results of his reflection and observation are more important than the processes by which they ...
... political , and social as- pects . To trace the course of his opinions in detail is needless . It is sufficient to summarize them , for the results of his reflection and observation are more important than the processes by which they ...
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Henry Cabot Lodge. nomically , that they could lead only to a struggle for political supremacy , which in its course he feared would imperil the Union . For this reason he deprecated the introduction of the slavery ques- tion into the ...
Henry Cabot Lodge. nomically , that they could lead only to a struggle for political supremacy , which in its course he feared would imperil the Union . For this reason he deprecated the introduction of the slavery ques- tion into the ...
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... political outlook with his friend and neighbor George Mason , one of the keenest and ablest men in Virginia . The utter folly of the policy embodied in the Stamp Act struck Washing- ton very forcibly . With that foresight for which he ...
... political outlook with his friend and neighbor George Mason , one of the keenest and ablest men in Virginia . The utter folly of the policy embodied in the Stamp Act struck Washing- ton very forcibly . With that foresight for which he ...
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