The Whiskey Rebellion
"...if the laws are to be so trampled upon with impunity, and a minority...is to dictate to the majority, there is an end put at one stroke to republican government...for some other man or society may dislike another law and oppose it with equal propriety until all laws are prostrate, and everyone will carve for himself."
Washington's observation about the Whiskey Rebellion
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In 1791, a citizen revolt against a tax on whiskey. The reaction to the 1794 uprising in Pennsylvania demonstrated the determination of the United States to enforce federal Laws
In 1791, a citizen revolt against a tax on whiskey. The reaction to the 1794 uprising in Pennsylvania demonstrated the determination of the United States to enforce federal Laws