They claimed that their wars were defensive. Whenever they attacked they would claim that the Natives had committed a transgression or had attacked first or were a threat or anything similar. This enabled them to do terrible things and still look like heroes in the eyes of the public.
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He defied the Tenure of Office Act by firing a cabinet member.
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The middle ages begin with the fall of the western half of Roman Empire in 476
