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... question , Elbridge Gerry of Massachusetts declared that he ' never expected to hear in a republic a motion to empower the Executive alone to declare war . ' And George Mason of Virginia asserted that neither the President nor the ...
... question , Elbridge Gerry of Massachusetts declared that he ' never expected to hear in a republic a motion to empower the Executive alone to declare war . ' And George Mason of Virginia asserted that neither the President nor the ...
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... question of the Texas boundary , Charles Sumner , a rising young Massachusetts attorney , made a sensational attack upon the war spirit and the military establishment which served to en- courage it . Invited by the city of Boston to ...
... question of the Texas boundary , Charles Sumner , a rising young Massachusetts attorney , made a sensational attack upon the war spirit and the military establishment which served to en- courage it . Invited by the city of Boston to ...
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... question can have for us no practical impor- tance . ' 35 McKinley's virtuous assumption , though a substantially correct description of the American past , paid scant attention to the changes taking place in United States army and navy ...
... question can have for us no practical impor- tance . ' 35 McKinley's virtuous assumption , though a substantially correct description of the American past , paid scant attention to the changes taking place in United States army and navy ...
Contents
The AngloAmerican Heritage | 3 |
The Founding Fathers Reaffirm Civil Supremacy | 18 |
The Defeat of the Federalist Military Plans | 32 |
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