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" ... infidelity to existing engagements. I hold the maxim no less applicable to public than to private affairs that honesty is always the best policy. I repeat it, therefore, let those engagements be observed in their genuine sense. But in my opinion it... "
The Life of George Washington: First President, and Commander in Chief of ... - Page 217
by John Corry - 1809 - 239 pages
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The Life of George Washington ....

Aaron Bancroft - 1848 - 472 pages
...publick than to private affairs, that honesty is always the best policy. I repeat it, therefore, let those engagements be observed in their genuine sense....alliances for extraordinary emergencies. " Harmony, and a liberal intercourse with all nations, are recommended by policy, humanity, and interest. But...
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Lives of the Heroes of the American Revolution ... Also Embracing the ...

John Frost - United States - 1848 - 424 pages
...to public than to private affairs, that honesty is always the best policy. I repeat, therefore, let those engagements be observed in their genuine sense....alliances for extraordinary emergencies. Harmony, and a liberal intercourse with all nations, are recommended by policy, humanity and interest. But even...
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The Lives of the Presidents of the United States: Embracing a Brief History ...

Benson John Lossing - Presidents - 1848 - 146 pages
...public than to private affairs, that honesty is always the best policy. I repeat it, therefore, let those engagements be observed in their genuine sense....alliances for extraordinary emergencies. Harmony, and a liberal intercourse with all nations, are recommended by policy, humanity, and interest. But...
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The Principles of Civil Government Familiarly Illustrated: Including a ...

Andrew White Young - United States - 1848 - 304 pages
...to public than to private affairs, that honesty is always the best policy. I repeat, therefore, let those engagements be observed in their genuine sense....alliances for extraordinary emergencies. Harmony, and a liberal intercourse with all nations, are recommended by policy, humanity, and interest. But...
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First Lessons in Civil Government: Including a Comprehensive View of the ...

Andrew White Young - Law - 1848 - 244 pages
...those engagements be observed in their genuine sense. Hut in my opinion, it is ;n,ii; i-!.. :...:•-,. and would be unwise to extend them. Taking care always...temporary alliances for extraordinary emergencies. Hannony, and a liberal intercourse with all nations, are rocommend^J by policy, humanity, and interest....
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The Moral Probe: Or One Hundred and Two Common Sense Essays on the Nature of ...

Levi Carroll Judson - Conduct of life - 1848 - 364 pages
...public than to private affairs, that honesty is always the best policy. I repeat it, therefore, let those engagements be observed in their genuine sense....always to keep ourselves, by suitable establishments, in a respectable defensive posture, we may safely trust to temporary alliances for extraordinary emergencies....
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Democracy in America

Alexis de Tocqueville - Democracy - 1848 - 922 pages
...honesty is always the best policy. I repeat it, therefore, let those engagements be observed in (heir genuine sense ; but in my opinion it is unnecessary,...always to keep ourselves, by suitable establishments, in a respectable defensive posture, we may safely trust to temporary alliances for extraordinary emergencies."...
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Democracy in America

Alexis de Tocqueville - Democracy - 1848 - 916 pages
...honesty is always the best policy. I repeat it, therefore, let those engagements be observed in (heir genuine sense ; but in my opinion it is unnecessary,..."Taking care always to keep ourselves, by suitable establish252 merits, in a respectable defensive posture, we may safely trust to temporary alliances...
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Annual Reports of the Officers of State of the State of Indiana

Indiana - 1849 - 510 pages
...public than to private affairs, that honesty is always the best policy. I repeat it, therefore, let those engagements be observed in their genuine sense....always to keep ourselves, by suitable establishments in a respectable defensive posture, we may safely trust to temporary alliances for extraordinary emergencies....
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An Essay on Elocution: with Elucidatory Passages from Various Authors ...

John Hanbury Dwyer - Elocution - 1850 - 318 pages
...public than to private affairs, that honesty is always the best policy. I repeat it, therefore, let those engagements be observed in their genuine sense....temporary alliances for extraordinary emergencies. Harmony and a liberal intercourse with all nations, are recommended by policy, humanity, and interest. But...
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