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670: 1457: 925:. He abstained or absented himself from the votes on July 2 that declared independence and absented himself again from voting on the wording of the formal declaration on July 4. Dickinson understood the implications of his refusal to vote saying, "My conduct this day, I expect will give the finishing blow to my once too great and, my integrity considered, now too diminished popularity." Dickinson refused to sign the declaration, and since a proposal had been brought forth and carried that stated "for our mutual security and protection", no man could remain in the Continental Congress without signing it, so Dickinson voluntarily departed and joined the Pennsylvania 1344:, who also lost the election for vice president the same day. Working with small majorities in the General Assembly in his first two years and with the Constitutionalists in the majority in his last year, all issues were contentious. At first he endured withering attacks from his opponents for his alleged failure to fully support the new government in large and small ways. He responded ably and survived the attacks. He managed to settle quickly the old boundary dispute with Virginia in southwestern Pennsylvania but was never able to satisfactorily disentangle disputed titles in the 6712: 43: 1539:, which had been hastily drafted in 1776. Dickinson was elected president of this convention, and although he resigned the chair after most of the work was complete, he remained highly influential in the content of the final document. Major changes included the establishment of a separate Chancery Court and the expansion of the franchise to include all taxpayers. Dickinson remained neutral in an attempt to include a prohibition of slavery in the document, believing the General Assembly was the proper place to decide that issue. The new 532: 1080:. It was a popular position and enhanced his reputation both in Delaware and Pennsylvania. Dickinson then successfully challenged the Delaware General Assembly to address lagging militia enlistments and to properly fund the state's assessment to the Confederation government. Recognizing the delicate negotiations then underway to end the American Revolution, Dickinson secured the Assembly's continued endorsement of the French alliance, with no agreement on a separate peace treaty with Great Britain. 1765:, Dickinson proposed the first gender inclusive language in an American constitution. In the proposed religious liberty clause, he wrote "No person or persons in any Colony living peaceably under the Civil Government shall be molested or prejudiced in his or their {his or her} persons or Estate for his or her religious persuasion or Practise, nor be compelled to frequent or maintain or contribute to maintain any religious Worship, Place of Worship, or Ministry, contrary to his or her Mind." 3524: 7420: 1203: 3543: 786:, known as Polly, a prominent and well educated 30-year-old woman in Philadelphia with a substantial holding of real estate and personal property, including a 1,500 volume library, one of the largest in the colonies at the time, who had been operating her family's estate, Fair Hill, for several years by herself with some support from her sister. She was the daughter of wealthy Philadelphia 1715:

behave rashly, insisting that prudence was the key to great politics. Dickinson used his study of history and furthered his education to become a lawyer, which exposed him to more historical schooling. His education and religion allowed him to make important political decisions based on reason and sound judgment. John Powell states, "...these forces of

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the St. Jones River. There was plenty of activity delivering the necessities and shipping the agricultural products produced. Much of this product was wheat that along with other wheat from the region, was milled into a "superfine" flour. Most people at this plantation were servants and slaves of the Dickinsons.

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had a vigorous expression. It is precisely because Dickinson epitomized the philosophic tenets of the Puritan Revolution that his theories were of enormous importance in the formation of the Constitution, and have considerable meaning for us today." His studies of history and religious viewpoints had

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cause. Dickinson was very careful and refined in thought. Dickinson wrote in 1767, "We cannot act with too much caution in our disputes. Anger produces anger; and differences, that might be accommodated by kind and respectful behavior, may, by imprudence, be enlarged to an incurable rage." He did not

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on July 1, 1776, Dickinson reiterated his opposition to declaring independence at that time. Dickinson believed that the Congress should complete the Articles of Confederation and secure a foreign alliance before issuing a declaration. Dickinson also objected to violence as a means for resolving the

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passed through Walter's son, William, to his grandson, Samuel, the father of John Dickinson. Each generation increased the landholdings so that Samuel inherited 2,500 acres (1,000 ha) on five farms in three Maryland counties; over his lifetime he increased that to 9,000 acres (3,600 ha). He

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elected him as president of the council and thereby president of Pennsylvania. But he did not actually resign as president of Delaware. Even though Pennsylvania and Delaware shared the same governor until very recently, attitudes were changing, and many in Delaware were upset at seemingly being cast

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to elder son Henry Dickinson, Samuel moved to Poplar Hall, where he had already taken a leading role in the community as judge of the Court of Common Pleas of Kent County. The move also placed Mary nearer her Philadelphia relations. Poplar Hall was situated on an artificially straightened section of

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Dickinson incorporated his learning and religious beliefs to counteract what he considered the mischief flowing from the perversion of history and applied them to its proper use according to his understanding. His religiosity contributed heavily to his discernment of politics. Quakers disseminated

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in Wilmington. Shortly before his death he unconditionally freed all of his slaves. While he had been economically reliant on them, he also wanted slavery to end. By freeing all of his slaves upon his death, he thought this would contribute to the United States having a future without slavery.

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elected him president of Delaware. The General Assembly's vote was nearly unanimous; the only dissenting vote was cast by Dickinson himself. Dickinson took office on November 13, 1781, and served until November 7, 1782. Beginning his term with a "Proclamation against Vice and Immorality," he sought

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to Joseph Bringhurst, caretaker of Dickinson in his later years, Jefferson responds to news of Dickinson's death: "A more estimable man, or truer patriot, could not have left us. Among the first of the advocates for the rights of his country when assailed by Great Britain, he continued to the last

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their theologico-political thought aggressively and retained a significant measure of political influence. Dickinson's political thought, given his education and religion, was influential towards the founding of the United States. The political theory of Quakers was informed by their theology and

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the distinction of serving as chief executive of both Delaware and Pennsylvania after the Declaration of Independence. Dickinson College and Dickinson School of Law (now of the Pennsylvania State University), separate institutions each operating a campus located in Carlisle, Pennsylvania, on land

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Dickinson returned to the State Senate for the 1793 session but served just one year before resigning because of his declining health. In his final years, he worked to further the abolition movement and donated a considerable amount of his wealth to the "relief of the unhappy". In 1801, Dickinson

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Statesman, author. In influential writings, 1765–74, argued against British policies. Later, as a member, Continental Congress, 1774–76, favored conciliation and opposed the Declaration of Independence; nonetheless, served the patriot cause as colonel, 1st Philadelphia Battalion. President, Pa.

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Delaware elections were held October 1 and members of the General Assembly took office on October 20 or the following weekday. The State Legislative Council was created in 1776, and its legislative councilmen served a three-year term. Beginning in 1792, it was renamed the State Senate. State

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had the right to regulate commerce but lacked the right to levy duties for revenue. Dickinson further warned that if the colonies acquiesced to the Townshend Acts, Parliament would lay further taxes on the colonies in the future. After publishing these letters, he was elected in 1768 to the

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In 1777, Dickinson, then Delaware's wealthiest farmer and largest slaveholder, decided to free his slaves. While Kent County was not as large a slave-holding area as southern colonies and Dickinson had only 37 slaves, his action represented considerable courage. The strongly abolitionist

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culture. He believed that women were spiritually equal to men and deserved equal religious rights. Unlike many men of the era, Dickinson sought and took political counsel from women, particularly from his wife and his mother. Dickinson was also good friends with Quaker feminist

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For three generations the Dickinson family had been members of the Third Haven Friends Meeting in Talbot County, and the Cadwaladers were members of the Meeting in Philadelphia. But in 1739, John Dickinson's half-sister, Betsy, was married in an

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at the time was dominated by the Loyalists and moderates who, like Dickinson, did little to support the burgeoning Revolution or independence, except protest. The Radicals took matters into their own hands, using irregular means to write the

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inherited and managed by his wife Mary Norris, were named for them. Dickinson College was originally named "John and Mary's College" but was renamed to avoid an implication of royalty by confusion with "William and Mary." And along with his

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influences around them likely were influential in his decision, and his action was facilitated by the fact that his farm had moved away from farming tobacco to less labor-intensive crops, including wheat and barley. Dickinson was the only

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in his approach to the Constitution, referring to his historical knowledge as he did so. Quakers did use secular history as a guide for their political direction, and they considered scripture the most important historical source.

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Dickinson was a self-taught scholar of history, and spent most of his time in historical research. As an intellectual, he thought that men should think for themselves, and his deepening studies led him to refuse to sign the

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were kept out of government. This peremptory action seemed appropriate to many during the crises of 1777 and 1778 but less so in the later years of the Revolution, and the moderate Whigs gradually became the majority.

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in 1775 and 1776. In support of the cause, he continued to contribute declarations in the name of the Congress. Dickinson wrote the Olive Branch Petition as the Second Continental Congress' last attempt for peace with

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Samuel Dickinson married Judith Troth (1689–1729) on April 11, 1710. They had nine children; William, Walter, Samuel, Elizabeth, Henry, Elizabeth "Betsy", Rebecca, and Rachel. The three eldest sons died of

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while in London seeking their education. Widowed with two young children, Henry and Betsy, Samuel married Mary Cadwalader in 1731. She was the daughter of Martha Jones, the granddaughter of Dr.

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and the Council chose the president from among the twelve counsellors for a one-year term. Both assemblies chose the Continental Congressmen for a one-year term as well as the delegates to the

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aside so readily, particularly after Philadelphia newspapers began criticizing Delaware for permitting its office holders to be non-residents. Dickinson's constitutional successor,

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Supreme Executive Council, 1782–85. Delegate, U.S. Constitutional Convention, 1787; a strong supporter of the Constitution. Deeded land to Merion Meeting, 1801–04.

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resulting from prior claims of Connecticut to those lands. An exhausted Dickinson left office October 18, 1785. On that day a special election was held in which

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the orthodox advocate of the true principles of our new government and his name will be consecrated in history as one of the great worthies of the revolution."

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was the beginning of a counterrevolution against the Constitutionalists. He was elected president of Pennsylvania on November 7, 1782, garnering 41 votes to

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Various sources indicate a birth date of November 8, 12 or 13, but his most recent biographer, Flower, offers November 2 without dispute.

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Dickinson lived at Poplar Hall for extended periods from 1776 to 1777 and from 1781 to 1782. In August 1781, Poplar Hall was sacked by

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church to Charles Goldsborough in what was called a "disorderly marriage" by the Meeting. The couple would be the grandparents of

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also bought the Kent County property from his cousin and expanded it to about 3,000 acres (1,200 ha), stretching along the

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began, Dickinson fairly represented centrist views in Pennsylvania politics at a time when views varied over independence. The

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Dickinson is one of only two members of the First Continental Congress who actively took up arms during the Revolutionary War.

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in Philadelphia had been confiscated and converted into a hospital. He stayed at Poplar Hall for more than two years. The

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affiliation and upbringing. As Dickinson grew to learn more about historical movements, however, he came to embrace the

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in Philadelphia, which they modernized through their combined wealth. Meanwhile, Dickinson built an elegant mansion on

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Dickinson was educated at home by his parents and by recent immigrants employed for that purpose. Among them was the

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Proceedings of the House of Assembly of the Delaware State, 1781–1792, and of the Constitutional Convention of 1792

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and then the residence of Dickinson's brother, Philemon Dickinson. On October 4, 1777, Fair Hill was burned by the

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and refused to sign the document after its passage. Nevertheless, Dickinson wrote the first draft of the 1776–1777

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was presented at the 15th Street Meeting House in an off-Broadway setting. The show was written by August Nigro.

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Dickinson himself did not sign the constitution as he left early due to chronic illness but instead a colleague,

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Assemblymen had a one-year term. The whole General Assembly chose the state president for a three-year term.

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and is open to the public. In 1785, following his service as president of Pennsylvania, Dickinson lived in

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The Duke of York Record 1646–1679, Printed by order of the General Assembly of the State of Delaware, 1899

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was created in 1776, and counsellors were popularly elected for three-year terms. A joint ballot of the

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Calvert, Jane E. (July 2007). "Liberty Without Tumult: Understanding the Politics of John Dickinson".

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Publications of the Historical Society of Pennsylvania: Life and Writings of John Dickinson , p. 28.

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was approved June 12, 1792. Dickinson had freed his slaves conditionally in 1776 and fully by 1787.

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in 1777, but he refused. In August 1777, he served as a private with the Kent County militia at

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Perhaps the most significant decision of his term was his patient, peaceful management of the

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Patriot-Improvers: Biographical Sketches of Members of the American Philosophical Society

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Pennsylvania elections were also held in October. Assemblymen had a one-year term. The

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Dickinson resigned his commission in December 1776 and went to stay at Poplar Hall in

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assured that each state, regardless of size, would have an equal vote in the future

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Calvert, Jane. "The Friendly Jurisprudence and Early Feminism of John Dickinson".

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On January 18, 1779, Dickinson was appointed to be a delegate for Delaware to the

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Articles of Confederation and Perpetual Union (1776, drafting committee chairman)

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Bushman, Claudia L.; Hancock, Harold Bell; Homsey, Elizabeth Moyne, eds. (1988).

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Lubert, Howard L. (2008). "John Dickinson". In Gregg; Hall, Mark David (eds.).

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Like many of the founders he believed slavery would die "a natural death."

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In October 1781, while at Poplar Hall, Dickinson was elected to represent

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was unanimously elected to serve the ten days left in Dickinson's term.

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While in Congress, Dickinson served on the committee that wrote the

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to free his slaves prior to 1786 when others also began doing so.

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ways to bring an end what he perceived to be the disorder of the

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in 1659. There, with 400 acres (1.6 km) on the banks of the

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Powell, John H. (1936). "John Dickinson and the Constitution".

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and was badly burned in 1804. It is now owned by the state of

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When the Second Continental Congress began the debate on the

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Declaration and Resolves of the First Continental Congress

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published two volumes of his collected works on politics.

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a profound impact on his political thought and actions.

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planter (until 1777), abolitionist (after 1777), lawyer

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Dickinson School of Law, Pennsylvania State University

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Bell, Whitfield J.; Greifenstein, Charles Jr. (1997).

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Wright, Robert K.; MacGregor, Morris J. Jr. (1987),

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Jane Calvert has argued that Dickinson was an early

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John Cadwalader, who was the grandfather of General

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6393: 6387: 6384: 6382: 6379: 6377: 6376:James McHenry 6374: 6373: 6371: 6367: 6361: 6358: 6356: 6353: 6351: 6348: 6346: 6343: 6341: 6338: 6337: 6335: 6331: 6325: 6322: 6320: 6317: 6315: 6312: 6310: 6307: 6305: 6304:George Clymer 6302: 6300: 6299:Robert Morris 6297: 6295: 6292: 6290: 6287: 6286: 6284: 6280: 6274: 6271: 6269: 6266: 6264: 6261: 6259: 6256: 6255: 6253: 6249: 6243: 6240: 6239: 6237: 6233: 6227: 6226:Roger Sherman 6224: 6222: 6219: 6218: 6216: 6212: 6206: 6203: 6201: 6198: 6197: 6195: 6193:Massachusetts 6191: 6185: 6182: 6180: 6177: 6176: 6174: 6172:New Hampshire 6170: 6164: 6161: 6160: 6158: 6154: 6151: 6149: 6145: 6139: 6136: 6134: 6131: 6129: 6126: 6124: 6121: 6119: 6116: 6114: 6111: 6109: 6106: 6104: 6101: 6099: 6098:Plenary power 6096: 6094: 6091: 6089: 6086: 6084: 6081: 6079: 6076: 6074: 6071: 6069: 6068:Equal footing 6066: 6064: 6061: 6059: 6056: 6054: 6051: 6049: 6046: 6044: 6041: 6039: 6036: 6034: 6031: 6030: 6028: 6024: 6018: 6015: 6013: 6010: 6007: 6003: 5999: 5995: 5992: 5990: 5989:Trial by Jury 5987: 5985: 5982: 5979: 5975: 5973: 5970: 5968: 5965: 5963: 5960: 5958: 5955: 5953: 5950: 5948: 5945: 5943: 5940: 5938: 5935: 5933: 5930: 5928: 5925: 5923: 5920: 5918: 5915: 5913: 5910: 5908: 5905: 5903: 5900: 5898: 5895: 5893: 5890: 5888: 5885: 5883: 5880: 5878: 5875: 5873: 5870: 5868: 5865: 5863: 5860: 5858: 5855: 5853: 5850: 5848: 5845: 5843: 5842:Ineligibility 5840: 5838: 5837:Import-Export 5835: 5833: 5830: 5828: 5825: 5823: 5820: 5818: 5815: 5813: 5810: 5808: 5805: 5803: 5800: 5798: 5795: 5793: 5792:Free Exercise 5790: 5788: 5785: 5783: 5782: 5781:Ex Post Facto 5778: 5776: 5773: 5771: 5768: 5766: 5765:Establishment 5763: 5761: 5758: 5756: 5753: 5751: 5748: 5746: 5743: 5741: 5738: 5736: 5733: 5731: 5728: 5726: 5723: 5721: 5718: 5716: 5715:Confrontation 5713: 5711: 5708: 5706: 5703: 5701: 5698: 5696: 5693: 5691: 5688: 5686: 5683: 5681: 5678: 5676: 5673: 5671: 5668: 5666: 5663: 5662: 5660: 5658: 5654: 5648: 5645: 5643: 5640: 5638: 5635: 5633: 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