But when we are part of the Iroquois Confederacy, as they had been for centuries, we come together as a confederacy and defend ourselves when we're under common attack, when we need to defend … The Iroquois Confederacy was more of an inspiration for the U.S. government model than the Swiss cantons. … together, and I believe it's fortunate, I believe it was providential and the product of a lot of divine inspiration and intervention that in that hot, sweltering summer of 1787 … (18:26)
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Asserts that the Iroquois Confederacy had a greater influence on the U.S. government model.
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