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Joseph J. Ellis, The Quartet: Orchestrating the Second American Revolution, 1783-1789 Quotes: It took him (Washington) more than a year to gain control over his own aggressive instincts.
         

It took him (Washington) more than a year to gain control over his own aggressive instincts.


Joseph J. Ellis, The Quartet: Orchestrating the Second American Revolution, 1783-1789
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