The state of the nation, in a series of letters to the duke of Bedford1805 |
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... army , this branch of their consti- tution would be as little respected as the other ; and our patriot volunteers would be disarmed and treated with public contempt , instead of the private hatred which corrupt and arbitrary ministers ...
... army , this branch of their consti- tution would be as little respected as the other ; and our patriot volunteers would be disarmed and treated with public contempt , instead of the private hatred which corrupt and arbitrary ministers ...
Page 55
... army ; a project which has deservedly been the object of satire and ridicule . But notwithstanding the treachery of the minister in going to war , without at the same time restoring the constitutional energies of our government , civil ...
... army ; a project which has deservedly been the object of satire and ridicule . But notwithstanding the treachery of the minister in going to war , without at the same time restoring the constitutional energies of our government , civil ...
Page 57
... army , for the destruction of liberty , have we gained nothing by a war , the dangers and necessities of which has given us a force of four hundred thousand FREE men in arms ? Have we gained nothing in discovering the impossibility of ...
... army , for the destruction of liberty , have we gained nothing by a war , the dangers and necessities of which has given us a force of four hundred thousand FREE men in arms ? Have we gained nothing in discovering the impossibility of ...
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... army . The mountebank motley of plans and projects , of frauds and deceits , and the trickings even of a swindling complexion , for obtaining a disposable force , which justly gave so much offence to those who had commands in the ...
... army . The mountebank motley of plans and projects , of frauds and deceits , and the trickings even of a swindling complexion , for obtaining a disposable force , which justly gave so much offence to those who had commands in the ...
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... army . Trusting , however , that the " Appeal , " and " England's Egis , " have in no small degree tended to communicate constitutional knowledge on the subject , as well as to correct and to counteract military errors , it is my ...
... army . Trusting , however , that the " Appeal , " and " England's Egis , " have in no small degree tended to communicate constitutional knowledge on the subject , as well as to correct and to counteract military errors , it is my ...
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