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Henry Knox Quotes: 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.
         

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.


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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.
         



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