The Civilian and the Military: A History of the American Antimilitarist Tradition |
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... Senate , where the numbers called for were immediately reduced to 1600 , William Maclay of Pennsylvania ' spoke against the whole bill as an egg from which a standing army would be hatched . ' With regard to a report that the Spanish ...
... Senate , where the numbers called for were immediately reduced to 1600 , William Maclay of Pennsylvania ' spoke against the whole bill as an egg from which a standing army would be hatched . ' With regard to a report that the Spanish ...
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... Senate assembled in December both the cruiser bill and the Kellogg Pact were on the agenda at the same time . As one ... Senator William C. Bruce of Maryland criticized the pact as unrealistic and hopelessly weakened by the ...
... Senate assembled in December both the cruiser bill and the Kellogg Pact were on the agenda at the same time . As one ... Senator William C. Bruce of Maryland criticized the pact as unrealistic and hopelessly weakened by the ...
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... Senate had passed the regular naval bill of over half a billion dollars . Senator Walsh replied that the Naval Affairs Com- mittee understood that the navy itself had taken the initiative and that Admiral Leahy ' said he himself ...
... Senate had passed the regular naval bill of over half a billion dollars . Senator Walsh replied that the Naval Affairs Com- mittee understood that the navy itself had taken the initiative and that Admiral Leahy ' said he himself ...
Contents
The AngloAmerican Heritage | 3 |
The Founding Fathers Reaffirm Civil Supremacy | 18 |
The Defeat of the Federalist Military Plans | 32 |
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