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Henry Knox
Henry Knox
American Soldier
Born: Jul 25, 1750
Died: Oct 25, 1806
Good Government Imagined Liberty Own Which
Related authors: Chesty Puller Douglas MacArthur George S. Patton John Paul Jones Norman Schwarzkopf Robert E. Lee William H. McRaven William Tecumseh Sherman
That taxes may be the ostensible cause is true, but that they are the true cause is as far remote from truth as light from darkness. Henry Knox
Truth Darkness Light Cause True Remote May Taxes Far
Our political machine, composed of thirteen independent sovereignties, have been perpetually operating against each other and against the federal head ever since the peace. Henry Knox
Peace Political Other Our Machine Independent Composed Federal Head Since Operating Perpetually Been Against Each Ever Thirteen
The frame of mind in the local legislatures seems to be exerted to prevent the federal constitution from having any good effect. Henry Knox
Good Constitution Mind Frame Local Seems Having Prevent Federal Exerted Effect Any
Having proceeded to this length, for which they are now ripe, we shall have a formidable rebellion against reason, the principle of all government, and against the very name of liberty. Henry Knox
Government Rebellion Liberty Ripe Having Shall Name Principle Very Which Against Formidable Length Reason Now
We imagined that the mildness of our government and the wishes of the people were so correspondent that we were not as other nations, requiring brutal force to support the laws. Henry Knox
Government People Other Our Correspondent Laws Brutal Support Wishes Force Were Nations Requiring Imagined
Every friend to the liberty of his country is bound to reflect, and step forward to prevent the dreadful consequences which shall result from a government of events. Henry Knox
Government Events Liberty Result Country Reflect Every Consequences Dreadful Prevent Shall Step Step Forward Bound His Friend Which Forward
Men at a distance, who have admired our systems of government unfounded in nature, are apt to accuse the rulers, and say that taxes have been assessed too high and collected too rigidly. Henry Knox
Government Nature Men Too Our Distance Say Rulers Apt Systems Collected High Admired Been Accuse Taxes Who Assessed
They wish for a general government of unity, as they see that the local legislatures must naturally and necessarily tend to retard the general government. Henry Knox
Government Wish Unity Local Must See General Tend Retard Naturally Necessarily

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