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When referring to the Whiskey Rebellion Washington said, "we may bid adieu to all government in this Country, except Mob and Club Govt." What do you think he meant by this statement?

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He is basically blaming the American people because they are the ones who brought this on themselves
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Washington is saying that people should not be uprising against the government for taxing the whiskey because they were the ones who elected the representatives that made these laws

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