Never did Americans more seriously need emancipation from foreign influence than in the early decades of the Republic--never was it more vital to their well-being that the people should develop an American spirit, than at the height of the Napoleonic Wars.
Beveridge emphasizes the importance of American independence from foreign influences during the early years of the Republic.
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