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Page 62
... Monroe . Henry and R. H. Lee both believed with the clergy that religion would be destroyed " without a legal obliga- tion to contribute something to its support . " Washington wrote Mason in 1785 : " Although no man's sentiments are ...
... Monroe . Henry and R. H. Lee both believed with the clergy that religion would be destroyed " without a legal obliga- tion to contribute something to its support . " Washington wrote Mason in 1785 : " Although no man's sentiments are ...
Page 100
... Monroe , both tried to coax him from the tent of Achilles . The former thought that his " keen sensi- bility " ( sensitiveness ) was not " dictated either by philosophy or patriotism , " and Monroe frankly told him that his conduct was ...
... Monroe , both tried to coax him from the tent of Achilles . The former thought that his " keen sensi- bility " ( sensitiveness ) was not " dictated either by philosophy or patriotism , " and Monroe frankly told him that his conduct was ...
Page 103
... Monroe and three other colleagues , to serve for the next ensuing term of Congress . The impotence and ignominy of that body at the close of the Revolution were notorious . Our debt was huge , the continental currency was worthless ...
... Monroe and three other colleagues , to serve for the next ensuing term of Congress . The impotence and ignominy of that body at the close of the Revolution were notorious . Our debt was huge , the continental currency was worthless ...
Page 126
... Monroe , Jay , and other influential friends during the period of deliberation and ratification . Because Jefferson became a bitter opponent of the Federalist leaders who interpreted and administered the Constitution during Washington's ...
... Monroe , Jay , and other influential friends during the period of deliberation and ratification . Because Jefferson became a bitter opponent of the Federalist leaders who interpreted and administered the Constitution during Washington's ...
Page 130
... Monroe in the summer of 1788 , " how little do my countrymen know what precious blessings they are in possession of , and which no other people on earth enjoy . " He found the French people " ground to powder by the vices of their form ...
... Monroe in the summer of 1788 , " how little do my countrymen know what precious blessings they are in possession of , and which no other people on earth enjoy . " He found the French people " ground to powder by the vices of their form ...
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