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... Washington dictatorial powers for six months . Later there was a disposition in the Con- tinental Congress to minimize this abrogation of its authority ; and the members never ceased to be on guard against any possible usurpation of ...
... Washington dictatorial powers for six months . Later there was a disposition in the Con- tinental Congress to minimize this abrogation of its authority ; and the members never ceased to be on guard against any possible usurpation of ...
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... Washington against such a use of force . Gratified to hear that Washington regretted the possible necessity of an appeal to arms , Mifflin wrote : ' I , too , shall ever prefer the instruments of conciliation to those of coercion , and ...
... Washington against such a use of force . Gratified to hear that Washington regretted the possible necessity of an appeal to arms , Mifflin wrote : ' I , too , shall ever prefer the instruments of conciliation to those of coercion , and ...
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... Washington Anti - Militarism Committee , 1. Thoreau , Henry David , 84-5 Tocqueville , Alexis de , 72-4 Toombs , Robert , 85 Townshend , Charles , 5 Toynbee , Arnold , 289-90 Tracy , Benjamin F. , 129 Travelers , European in America , 71 ...
... Washington Anti - Militarism Committee , 1. Thoreau , Henry David , 84-5 Tocqueville , Alexis de , 72-4 Toombs , Robert , 85 Townshend , Charles , 5 Toynbee , Arnold , 289-90 Tracy , Benjamin F. , 129 Travelers , European in America , 71 ...
Contents
The AngloAmerican Heritage | 3 |
The Founding Fathers Reaffirm Civil Supremacy | 18 |
The Defeat of the Federalist Military Plans | 32 |
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