| United States. President - 1841 - 766 páginas
...hazard the giving us provocation ; when we may choose peace or war as our interest, guided by justice, shall counsel. Why forego the advantages of so peculiar a situation ? Why quit OUT own to stand on foreign ground? Why, by interweaving our destiny with that of any part of Europe,... | |
| M. Sears - 1842 - 586 páginas
...hazard the giving us provocation; when we may choose peace or war, as our interest, guided by justice, shall counsel. Why forego the advantages of so peculiar...the toils of European ambition, rivalship, interest, humor, or caprice? It is our true policy to steer clear of permanent alliances with any portion of... | |
| United States. President - 1842 - 794 páginas
...hazard the giving us provocation ; when we may choose peace or war as our interest, guided by justice, shall counsel. Why forego the advantages of so peculiar a situation ? Why quit our own to stand on foreign ground ? Why, by interweaving our destiny with that of any part of Europe, entangle our... | |
| Peter Freeland Aiken - 1842 - 218 páginas
...respect to the nations of Europe, to have as little connexion as possible with them. "Why," says he, "entangle our peace and prosperity in the toils of...ambition, rivalship, interest, humour, or caprice ?" If the Americans ever again involve themselves in European warfare, it will be in spite of a geographical... | |
| John Hanbury Dwyer - 1843 - 320 páginas
...hazard the giving us provocation ; when we may choose peace or war, as our interest, guided by justice, shall counsel. Why forego the advantages of so peculiar...the toils of European ambition, rivalship, interest, humor, or caprice ? 'Tis our true policy to steer clear of permanent alliances with any portion of... | |
| Rhode Island - 1844 - 618 páginas
...hazard the giving us provocation ; when we may choose peace or war, as our interest, guided by justice, shall counsel. Why forego the advantages of so peculiar...the toils of European ambition, rivalship, interest, humor or caprice ? 'Tis our true policy to steer clear of permanent alliances with any portion of the... | |
| John Hanbury Dwyer - 1844 - 318 páginas
...hazard the giving us provocation ; when we may choose peace or war, as our interest, guided by justice, shall counsel. Why forego the advantages of so peculiar...the toils of European ambition, rivalship, interest, humor, or caprice ? 'Tis our true policy to steer clear of permanent alliances with any portion of... | |
| James Sheridan Knowles - 1844 - 330 páginas
...interest, guided by justice, shall counsel. Why forego the advantages of so peculiar a situation 1 Why quit our own, to stand upon foreign ground ? Why,...ambition, rivalship, interest, humour, or caprice? LESSON CXXII. Adams and Jcffersm. — W. WIRT. JEFFERSON and Adams were great men by nature. Not great... | |
| M. Sears - 1844 - 596 páginas
...private affairs, that honesty is always the best Why forego the advantages of so peculiar a situation 1 Why quit our own to stand upon foreign ground ? Why,...the toils of European ambition, rivalship, interest, humor, or caprice? remove every colorable pretence of complaint; if an intention to pursue by amicable... | |
| M. Sears - 1844 - 582 páginas
...hazard the giving us provocation; when we may choose peace or war, 'as our interest, guided by justice, shall counsel. Why forego the advantages of so peculiar...interweaving our destiny with that of any part of Enrope, entangle our peace and prosperity in the toils of European ambition, rivalship, interest, humor,... | |
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