...Government " ought to be repelled with a decision which shall convince France and the world that we are not a degraded people humiliated under a colonial spirit of fear and sense of inferiority." While he therefore recommended measures of defense, he asked the Senate to confirm the appointment...

...Such attempts ought to be repelled with a decision which shall convince France and the world that we are not a degraded people, humiliated under a colonial...to conceal them; but they have passed on the great theater of the world, in the face of all Europe and America, and with such circumstances of publicity...

...Such attempts ought to be repelled with a decision which shall convince France and the world that we are not a degraded people, humiliated under a colonial...regardless of national honor, character, and interest. * * * "The diplomatic intercourse between the United States and France being at present suspended,...

..."Such attempts ought to be repelled with a decision which shall convince France and the world that we are not a degraded people, humiliated under a colonial spirit of fear and sense of inferiority." 151. THE XYZ CONTROVERSY (1797-1798) Still Adams could not bear to see his country drawn into war if...

...allies nor as friends nor as a sovereign state " and that we must convince her and the world that "we are not a degraded people humiliated under a colonial spirit of fear." But still Adams decided, and both houses of Congress agreed, to try a fresh attempt at negotiation...

...commerce, he said: "Such attempts ought to be repelled with a decision which shall convince France that we are not a degraded people, humiliated under a colonial...influence, and regardless of national honor, character and interest."1 Yet, irascible old patriot that he was, he averred that one more and final attempt for...

...attempts ought to be repelled with a decision which shall convince CHAP, iv France, and the world, that we are not a degraded people, humiliated under a colonial...instruments of foreign influence, and regardless of national honour, character, and interest." "Retaining still the desire which had uniformly been manifested by...

...insults should be decisively repelled so as to convince France and the world that the United States was "not a degraded people, humiliated under a colonial...regardless of national honor, character, and interest." On May 31, 1797, Pinckney, John Marshall, and Francis Dana were nominated as ministers to France (Elbridge...

...allies nor as friends nor as a sovereign state" and that we must convince her and the world that "we are not a degraded people humiliated under a colonial spirit of fear." But still Adams decided, and both houses of Congress agreed, to try a fresh attempt at negotiation...

...conduct of that sort should be repelled in such a way as would ' ' convince France and the world that we are not a degraded people humiliated under a colonial...regardless of national honor, character, and interest." Because Adams desired peace, he acted on Talleyrand's hint that an embassy would be received, and appointed...