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... never ceased to be on guard against any possible usurpation of powers by military personnel . Early in 1777 , when a motion was presented in Congress to refer to Washington for ad- vice in the appointment of three major generals ...
... never ceased to be on guard against any possible usurpation of powers by military personnel . Early in 1777 , when a motion was presented in Congress to refer to Washington for ad- vice in the appointment of three major generals ...
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... never - ending task of guarding the frontier weakened the prejudice against a standing army and caused the nation to tolerate the growth of a policy it never de- liberately adopted . This change is especially noticeable in the decade ...
... never - ending task of guarding the frontier weakened the prejudice against a standing army and caused the nation to tolerate the growth of a policy it never de- liberately adopted . This change is especially noticeable in the decade ...
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... never before was the army brought down to so small a per- centage of the population , so little attention given to the militia , and the navy allowed so rapidly to dwindle away ; the military training so toilfully acquired was used ...
... never before was the army brought down to so small a per- centage of the population , so little attention given to the militia , and the navy allowed so rapidly to dwindle away ; the military training so toilfully acquired was used ...
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The AngloAmerican Heritage | 3 |
The Founding Fathers Reaffirm Civil Supremacy | 18 |
The Defeat of the Federalist Military Plans | 32 |
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