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... danger would be to reduce the army , but this is a remedy that all nations are not able to apply.37 Tocqueville's conjecture that the United States , despite its small standing army , was by no means free of the danger of militarism ...
... danger would be to reduce the army , but this is a remedy that all nations are not able to apply.37 Tocqueville's conjecture that the United States , despite its small standing army , was by no means free of the danger of militarism ...
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... danger , it is in danger not from the peoples beyond the seas , but from a clique of men within this country who would tax the people until their backs break , simply that they might make profit supplying battleships , armor and guns ...
... danger , it is in danger not from the peoples beyond the seas , but from a clique of men within this country who would tax the people until their backs break , simply that they might make profit supplying battleships , armor and guns ...
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... danger of some incident that might lead to war , was yet able to supply the Allies on a cash - and - carry basis . The most important organized expression of the American de- sire for peace plus an Allied victory was the William Allen ...
... danger of some incident that might lead to war , was yet able to supply the Allies on a cash - and - carry basis . The most important organized expression of the American de- sire for peace plus an Allied victory was the William Allen ...
Contents
The AngloAmerican Heritage | 3 |
The Founding Fathers Reaffirm Civil Supremacy | 18 |
The Defeat of the Federalist Military Plans | 32 |
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