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" ... an attitude as will cause the neutrality we may at any time resolve upon to be scrupulously respected; when belligerent nations, under the impossibility of making acquisitions upon us, will not lightly hazard the giving us provocation ; when we may... "
The Life of George Washington, Commander in Chief of the American Army ... - Page 167
by Aaron Bancroft - 1826
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The New-York magazine; or, Literary repository, Volume 1

1796 - 720 pages
...dictated. How far in the discharge of my E official upon the giving as provocation; when fc>e may chuse peace or war, as our interest, guided by justice,...stand upon foreign ground ? Why, by interweaving our destihy with that of any part of Europe, entangle our peace and prosperity in the toils of European...
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Washington's Political Legacies: To which is Annexed an Appendix, Containing ...

George Washington - Presidents - 1800 - 232 pages
...nations, under the impossibility of making acquisitions upon us, will not lightly hazard the giving us provocation ; when we may choose peace or war, as...and prosperity in the toils of European ambition, rivalship, interest, humour or caprice ? IT is our true policy to steer clear of permanent alliances,...
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Porcupine's Works: Containing Various Writings and Selections ..., Volume 4

William Cobbett - United States - 1801 - 460 pages
...powers, under the impossibility of making acquisitions upon us, will not lightly hazard the giving us provocation ; when we may choose peace or war, as...justice, shall counsel. " Why forego the advantages of such a peculiar situation ? Why quit our own to stand upon foreign ground? Why, by interweaving our...
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The Washingtoniana: Containing a Sketch of the Life and Death of the Late ...

1802 - 440 pages
...nations, under the impossibility of making acquisitions upon us, will not lightly hazard the giving us provocation ; •when we may choose peace or war,...and prosperity in the toils of European ambition, rivalship, interest, humor or caprice ? 'Tis our true policy to steer clear of permanent alliances...
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A Defence of the Measures of the Administration of ..., Volume 40, Issue 3

John Taylor - Jefferson, Thomas - 1804 - 148 pages
...nations, under the impossibility of making acquisitions upon us, will not lightly hazard the giving us provocation ; when we may choose peace or war, as...justice, shall counsel. "Why forego the advantages of so peculiars situation ? Why quit our own to stand upon foreign ground ? Why, by interweaving our destiny...
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The History of North and South America, from Its Discovery to ..., Volumes 1-2

Richard Snowden - America - 1805 - 398 pages
...nations, under the impossibility of making acquisitions upon us, will not lightly hazard the giving us provocation ; when we may choose peace or war, as...and prosperity in the toils of European ambition, rivalship, interest, s humour, or caprice ? 'Tis our true policy to steer clear of permanent alliances,...
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Addresses of the Successive Presidents to Both Houses of Congress, at the ...

United States. President - Presidents - 1805 - 276 pages
...nations, under the impossibility of making acquisitions upon us, will not lightly* hazard the giving us provocation ; when we may choose peace or War, as...Europe, entangle our peace and prosperity in the toils ofEuropean ambition, rivalship, interest, humour or caprice ? 'Tis our true policy to steer clear of...
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The Life of George Washington: Commander in Chief of the American ..., Volume 5

John Marshall - Presidents - 1807 - 838 pages
...nations, under the impossibility of making acquisitions upon us, will not lightly hazard the giving us provocation ; when we may choose peace or war, as...and prosperity in the toils of European ambition, rivalship, interest, humour, or caprice? "It is our .true policy to steer clear of permanent alliances...
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An Essay on the Life of George Washington: Commander in Chief of the ...

Aaron Bancroft - 1807 - 576 pages
...nations, under the impossibility of making acquisitions upon us, will not lightlr hazard the giving us provocation ; when we may choose peace or war, as...and prosperity in the toils of European ambition, rivalship, interest, humour or caprice ? " It is our true policy to steer clear of permanent alliances...
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The Life of George Washington,: Commander in Chief of the American ..., Volume 5

John Marshall - 1807 - 840 pages
...nations, under the impossibility of making acquisitions upon us, will not lightly hazard the giving us provocation ; when we may choose peace or war, as...and prosperity in the toils of European ambition, rivalship, interest, humour, or caprice? "It is our true policy to steer clear of permanent alliances...
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