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We imagined that the mildness of our government and the wishes of the people were so correspondent t...

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Having proceeded to this length, for which they are now ripe, we shall have a formidable rebellion a...

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That taxes may be the ostensible cause is true, but that they are the true cause is as far remote fr...

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Something is wanting, and something must be done, or we shall be involved in all the horror of failu...

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Every friend to the liberty of his country is bound to reflect, and step forward to prevent the drea...

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Men at a distance, who have admired our systems of government unfounded in nature, are apt to accuse...

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We have arrived at that point of time in which we are forced to see our own humiliation, as a nation...

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They wish for a general government of unity, as they see that the local legislatures must naturally ...

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Our political machine, composed of thirteen independent sovereignties, have been perpetually operati...

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Henry Knox

Former United States Secretary of War

Born: 1750-07-25

Died: 1806-10-25

Henry Knox (July 25, 1750 – October 25, 1806) was an American bookseller from Boston who became the chief artillery officer of the Continental Army and later the nation's first Secretary of War. He was a trusted adviser, and a life-long friend, of George Washington.More