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... Jefferson saw in Napoleon's coup against the Directory ' a lesson against the danger of standing armies . ' 2 In the course of a long public career , Jefferson had many oppor- tunities to voice an opinion on military affairs . That he ...
... Jefferson saw in Napoleon's coup against the Directory ' a lesson against the danger of standing armies . ' 2 In the course of a long public career , Jefferson had many oppor- tunities to voice an opinion on military affairs . That he ...
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... Jefferson and the country to the brink of war . Still unwilling to give his sanc- tion to a navy , Jefferson instead called upon Congress to meet the crisis by fortifying the principal harbors of the Eastern sea- board and by building ...
... Jefferson and the country to the brink of war . Still unwilling to give his sanc- tion to a navy , Jefferson instead called upon Congress to meet the crisis by fortifying the principal harbors of the Eastern sea- board and by building ...
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... Jefferson would certainly not have been the onerous year or more of duty envisaged by those later advocates of peacetime military training who quote Jefferson's wartime correspondence in support of their plans . It should be remembered ...
... Jefferson would certainly not have been the onerous year or more of duty envisaged by those later advocates of peacetime military training who quote Jefferson's wartime correspondence in support of their plans . It should be remembered ...
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The AngloAmerican Heritage | 3 |
The Founding Fathers Reaffirm Civil Supremacy | 18 |
The Defeat of the Federalist Military Plans | 32 |
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