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The 18th-century framers of the Constitution viewed Congress as the foundation of republican governance, deliberately placing it first in Article 1 to underscore its primacy.

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Washington, Jefferson and Secretary of War Henry Knox “knew, deep down, that Indian removal was incompatible with the republican values they cherished.”

The republican ethos was to loot defeated enemies and share your good fortune by allowing your fellow citizens into your home to view the spoils.

"It might be in terms of the constitutional question here but in my view a working class unionist and a working class republican have the same concerns."

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Typically, national museums came into being in the 18th and 19th centuries, created by both reigning monarchs and republican governments.

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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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