Even among nations whose large standing armies and frequent wars afford every other opportunity of instruction these establishments are found to be indispensable for the due attainment of the branches of military science which require a regular course of study and experiment.
He notes that even nations with large armies need formal military education to master military science.
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I transmit the original of the convention between the United States and Great Britain, as signed by their respective plenipotentiaries, on the 3d day of July last.
I lose no time, therefore, in submitting the treaty to the Senate for their advice and approbation.
The Constitution has intrusted Congress exclusively with the power of creating and regulating a currency of that description.
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