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Explain this quote from George Washington : " Thirteen (states) pulling against each other, and all tugging at the... head (central government), will soon bring ruin on the whole;...."

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George Washington mean that the more conflict that there is going be between one another (the states) the worst the goverment is going to be for all of those.
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the states fighting against each other and not agreeing will cause the united states to continue to be united and become the downfall of the usa
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