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... person and was commended by Elias Boudinot , the President of Congress , for having ' con- ducted the great military contest with wisdom and fortitude , in- variably regarding the rights of the civil power through all dis- asters and ...
... person and was commended by Elias Boudinot , the President of Congress , for having ' con- ducted the great military contest with wisdom and fortitude , in- variably regarding the rights of the civil power through all dis- asters and ...
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... person religiously scrupulous of bearing arms ought to be exempted , upon payment of an equivalent to em- ploy another to bear arms in his stead . ' Rhode Island , where the Quakers and advocates of state rights were strong , further ...
... person religiously scrupulous of bearing arms ought to be exempted , upon payment of an equivalent to em- ploy another to bear arms in his stead . ' Rhode Island , where the Quakers and advocates of state rights were strong , further ...
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... persons were really conscientiously scrupulous . ' Even if the exemption were confined to Quakers , he feared that the opera- tion of this privilege would be to make the whole community turn Quakers . ' James Madison , seconded by Roger ...
... persons were really conscientiously scrupulous . ' Even if the exemption were confined to Quakers , he feared that the opera- tion of this privilege would be to make the whole community turn Quakers . ' James Madison , seconded by Roger ...
Contents
The AngloAmerican Heritage | 3 |
The Founding Fathers Reaffirm Civil Supremacy | 18 |
The Defeat of the Federalist Military Plans | 32 |
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