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The expedition was unofficially initiated by the then President of Texas, Mirabeau B. Lamar, in an attempt to gain control over the lucrative Santa Fe Trail and with the ulterior motive to acquire parts of New Mexico for the Texas Republic.
The one that most accurately describes a belief of Alexander Hamilton is: <span>The central government is, at best, a necessary evil.
Alexander Hamilton once told Thomas Paine that<em> </em></span><span><em>"Government, even in its best state, is but a necessary evil in its worst state, an intolerable one."
</em><em />He believed that the existence of a central government will indeed limit the freedom of the people, but it is important to protect the citizens from Chaos.
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The answer is D. Stalin believed that the Marshal Plan would restore Germany and make it a threat again