The Civilian and the Military: A History of the American Antimilitarist Tradition |
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... tion of strong state militias , together with state rivalries and the weak central government of the Confederation , would lead in- evitably to civil war and foreign attack.33 Defending the value of a standing army as against an ...
... tion of strong state militias , together with state rivalries and the weak central government of the Confederation , would lead in- evitably to civil war and foreign attack.33 Defending the value of a standing army as against an ...
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... tion from Jeffersonian Republicans , and after the War of 1812 it became an object of increasing suspicion as the cultivator of a mili- tary aristocracy.23 In 1818 , a group of five cadets , speaking on be- half of 189 of their fellows ...
... tion from Jeffersonian Republicans , and after the War of 1812 it became an object of increasing suspicion as the cultivator of a mili- tary aristocracy.23 In 1818 , a group of five cadets , speaking on be- half of 189 of their fellows ...
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... tion crowd whose feelings were given a measure of recognition in the campaign slogan , ' He kept us out of war . ' 47 Although both Wilson and Hughes denied that the type of pre- paredness they advocated would lead to militarism , 48 ...
... tion crowd whose feelings were given a measure of recognition in the campaign slogan , ' He kept us out of war . ' 47 Although both Wilson and Hughes denied that the type of pre- paredness they advocated would lead to militarism , 48 ...
Contents
The AngloAmerican Heritage | 3 |
The Founding Fathers Reaffirm Civil Supremacy | 18 |
The Defeat of the Federalist Military Plans | 32 |
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