And so we reflexively created this quite weak, anemic national government. And that too proved problematic. Within just a few years, It became apparent that we couldn't survive unless we had a national government that was capable of functioning as such. and that our national government couldn't function effectively as such as a national government unless it had a few powers, including a power to coordinate, regulate commerce between the states … (10:53–11:01)
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Asserts that a functional national government was necessary for survival post-American Revolution.
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