The Life of George Washington: Commander-in-chief of the American Army Through the Revolutionary War, and the First President of the United StatesHenry T. Coates, 1882 - 489 Seiten |
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... measures , and that the country looked for events of greater magni- tude . The public was ignorant of his actual situa- tion , and conceived his means for offensive operations to be much greater than in reality they were ; and from him ...
... measures , and that the country looked for events of greater magni- tude . The public was ignorant of his actual situa- tion , and conceived his means for offensive operations to be much greater than in reality they were ; and from him ...
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... measures , without consulting with them , and possibly , by the delay , missing the favora- ble moment of action . " It may be said , " he observed , " that this is an application for powers that are too dangerous to be entrusted . I ...
... measures , without consulting with them , and possibly , by the delay , missing the favora- ble moment of action . " It may be said , " he observed , " that this is an application for powers that are too dangerous to be entrusted . I ...
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... measures of the United States ; and the promotion of science and literature . 6 . " Knowledge , " he observed , is in every country the surest basis of public happiness . In one in which the measures of government receive their ...
... measures of the United States ; and the promotion of science and literature . 6 . " Knowledge , " he observed , is in every country the surest basis of public happiness . In one in which the measures of government receive their ...
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