James Beck: “Washington's little army was the victim of the gross incapacity of an…”

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Washington's little army was the victim of the gross incapacity of an impotent government.

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This statement reflects Beck's view on the struggles faced by Washington's army due to governmental shortcomings.

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That vision will remain with them as long, and no longer, as there is in their hearts a conscious and willing acquiescence in its wisdom and justice.

If it ceases to be of the spirit of the people, then the yellow parchment whereon it is inscribed can avail nothing.

It did not believe that the State was omnipotent or infallible, and yet it proclaimed its authority within wise and just limits.

Of this spirit one of the noblest expressions is the Constitution of the United States.

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James Beck: “Washington's little army was the victim of the gross incapacity of an impotent government.”