 You talk, my good Sir, of employing influence to appease the present tumults in Massachusetts. I know not where that influence is to be found, or, if attainable, that it would be a proper remedy for the disorders. Influence is not government. Let us have...  History of the American Civil War - Page 268by John William Draper - 1867Full view - About this book
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...should use his influence with Shay in order to disperse his army. Washington replied in emphatic tones : where that influence is to be found, or, if attainable,...will be secured, or let us know the worst at once." A wise distinction, that influence is not government. And, therefore, they were seeking, when they... | |
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