| Richard Snowden - 1832 - 360 sider
...war, as our interest, guided by justice, shall counsel. " Why forego the advantages of so peculiar a situation ? Why quit our own, to stand upon foreign...It is our true policy to steer clear of permanent alliances with any portion of the foreign world ; so far, I mean, as we are now at liberty to do it... | |
| George Washington, Jared Sparks - 1837 - 622 sider
...war, as our interest, guided by justice, shall counsel. Why forego the advantages of so peculiar a situation ? Why quit our own to stand upon foreign...It is our true policy to steer clear of permanent alliances with any portion of the foreign world; so far, I mean, as we are now at liberty to do it... | |
| Peter Stephen Du Ponceau - 1834 - 148 sider
...or war, as our interest, guided by justice, shall counsel. Why forego the advantage of so peculiar a situation? Why quit our own to stand upon foreign...the toils of European ambition, rivalship, interest, humour or caprice? 'Tis our true policy to steer clear of permanent alliances, with any portion of... | |
| William Sullivan - 1834 - 490 sider
...human affairs. — The European world is convulsed. The advantages of our situation are peculiar. " Why quit our own to stand upon foreign ground ? Why,...with that of any part of Europe, entangle our peace nnd prosperity in the toils of European ambition, rivalship, interest, humor, or caprice ? " t In addition... | |
| Daniel Webster - 1835 - 764 sider
...advantages of that relation. " Why, then," he asks us, " why forego the advantages of so peculiar a situation ? Why quit our own to stand upon foreign...European ambition, rivalship, interest, humor, or caprice ? " Indeed, Gentlemen, Washington's Farewell Address is full of truths important at all times, and... | |
| John Arthur Roebuck - 1835 - 584 sider
...as our interests, guided by justice, shall counsel. " \\ liy forego the advantages of so peculiar a situation ? Why quit our own to stand upon foreign...the toils of European ambition, rivalship, interest, humour, or caprice ? " 'Tis our true policy to steer clear of permanent alliances with any portion... | |
| Edward Deering Mansfield - 1836 - 304 sider
...war, as our interest, guided, by justice, shall counsel. Why forega the advantages of so peculiar a situation? Why quit our own to stand upon foreign...It is our true policy to steer clear of permanent alliances with any portion of the foreign world; so far, I mean, as we are now at liberty to do it;... | |
| Edward Deering Mansfield - 1836 - 304 sider
...war, as our interest, guided by justice, shall counsel. Why forego the advantages of so peculiar a situation? Why quit our own to stand upon foreign...Europe, entangle our peace and pros-perity in the wils of European ambition, rivalship, interest, humorj or caprice? It is our true policy to steer clear... | |
| John Marshall - 1836 - 500 sider
...Why forego the advantages of so peculiar a situation? why quit our own to stand upon foreign ground 1 why, by interweaving our destiny with that of any...the toils of European ambition, rivalship, interest, humour, or caprice? " It is our true policy to steer clear of permanent alliances with any portion... | |
| George Washington - 1837 - 620 sider
...the advantages of so peculiar a situatioh ? \Vhy quit our own to stand upon foreign ground ? Why, oy interweaving our destiny with that of any part of...It is our true policy to steer clear of permanent alliances with any portion of the foreign world; so far, I mean, as we are now at liberty to do it;... | |
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