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" ... the ill-fated moment for relaxing the powers of the Union, annihilating the cement of the confederation, and exposing us to become the sport of European politics, which may play one State against another, to prevent their growing importance, and to... "
The Writings of George Washington: pt. II. Correspondence and miscellaneous ... - Page 442
by George Washington, Jared Sparks - 1835
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History of the United States of America: From the Discovery of the ..., Volume 6

George Bancroft - United States - 1885 - 616 pages
...is ours if we seize the occasion and make it onr own. This is the moment to give such a tone to our federal government as will enable it to answer the ends of its institution. According to the system of policy the states shall adopt at this moment, it is to be decided whether...
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The Old South Leaflets: Annual ser

United States - 1886 - 190 pages
...establish or ruin their national character forever; this is the favorable moment to give such a tone to our federal government as will enable it to answer the...one State against another to prevent their growing important and to serve their own interested purposes. For, according to the system of policy the States...
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The Words of Washington: Being Selections from the Most Celebrated of His Papers

George Washington - United States - 1886 - 78 pages
...or ruin their national character forever ; this is the favorable moment to give such a tone to the federal government, as will enable it to answer the ends of its institution; or, this may be the ill fated moment for relaxing the powers of the union, annihilating the cement of the confederation,...
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Great Words from Great Americans: The Declaration of Independence, the ...

Paul Leicester Ford - United States - 1889 - 214 pages
...establish or ruin their national character forever ; this is the favorable time to give such a tone to the federal government as will enable it to answer the...the ill-fated moment for relaxing the powers of the nation, annihilating the cement of the confederation, and exposing us to become the sport of European...
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The Ideals of the Republic, Or, Great Words from Great Americans

United States - 1889 - 242 pages
...establish or ruin their national character forever ; this is the favorable time to give such a tone to the federal government as will enable it to answer the...the ill-fated moment for relaxing the powers of the nation, annihilating the cement of the confederation, and exposing us to become the sport of European...
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The Centennial Celebration and Washington Monument at Newburgh, N. Y.

United States. Joint Select Committee on Newburgh Centennial - Monuments - 1889 - 144 pages
...written on June 8, 1783, from these Headquarters. Said he: This is the moment to give such a tone to our Federal Government as will enable it to answer the...this may be the ill-fated moment for relaxing the power of the Union and annihilating the cement of the Confederation, And then he continues in such...
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Appletons' Cyclopaedia of American Biography

James Grant Wilson, John Fiske - America - 1889 - 848 pages
...undisturbed repose." Then, after remarking that ** this is the favorable moment for giving such a tone to the Federal government as will enable it to answer the ends of its institution," he proceeded to set forth and enlarge upon the four things that he conceived to be essential to the...
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Blue and Gray: The Patriotic American Magazine, Volume 3

United States - 1894 - 426 pages
...is ours, if we seize the occasion and make it our own. This is the moment to give such a tone to our Federal government as will enable it to answer the ends of its institution. According to the system of policy the States shall adopt at this moment, it is to be decided whether...
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The Presidents of the United States 1789-1894

James Grant Wilson - Presidents - 1894 - 696 pages
...undisturbed repose." Then, after remarking that "this is the favorable moment for giving such a tone to the Federal government as will enable it to answer the ends of its institution," he proceeded to set forth and enlarge upon the four things that he conceived to be essential to the...
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History of the United States of America: From the Discovery of the ..., Volume 6

George Bancroft - United States - 1896 - 616 pages
...is ours if we seize the occasion and make it our own. This is the moment to give such a tone to onr federal government as will enable it to answer the ends of its institution. According to the system of policy the states shall adopt at this moment, it is to be decided whether...
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