 | Epes Sargent - Readers - 1852 - 570 pages
...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...entangle our peace and prosperity in the toils of European ambition, rivalship, interest, humor or caprice ? 142. SANCTITY OF TREATIES, 1796. — Fiiher... | |
 | Joseph Bartlett Burleigh - Parliamentary practice - 1853 - 354 pages
...guided by [98] justice shall counsel. — Why forego the advantages of so peculiar a situation ? — Why quit our own to stand upon foreign ground ? —...entangle our peace and prosperity in the toils of European ambition, rivalship, interest, humour or caprice ? — 'T is our true policy to steer clear... | |
 | William L. Hickey - Constitutional history - 1853 - 588 pages
...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,...entangle our peace and prosperity in the toils of European ambition, rivalship, interest, humor, or caprice 1 It is our true policy to steer clear of... | |
 | Richard C. Sinopoli - Political Science - 1996 - 456 pages
...our interest guided by justice shall Counsel. Why forego the advantages of so peculiar a situation? Why quit our own to stand upon foreign ground? Why,...entangle our peace and prosperity in the toils of European Ambition, Rivalship, Interest, Humor, or Caprice? Tis our true policy to steer clear of permanent... | |
 | Walter A. McDougall - Fiction - 1997 - 316 pages
...enables us to pursue a different course. . . . Why forego the advantages of so pecuhar a situation? Why quit our own to stand upon foreign ground? Why,...entangle our peace and prosperity in the toils of European ambition, rivalship, interest, humor, or caprice?a Their times and places and modes of persuasion... | |
 | Andy Williams - Political Science - 1998 - 230 pages
...States out of foreign affairs. As he departed the presidency, Washington clearly articulated this view. 'Why quit our own to stand upon foreign ground? Why...entangle our peace and prosperity in the toils of European ambition, rivalship, interest, humor or caprice?' Of course, it was not possible to stay apart... | |
 | H. W. Brands - History - 1998 - 356 pages
...enable it to perfect its institutions on its own. "Why forego the advantages of so peculiar a situation? Why quit our own to stand upon foreign ground? Why,...entangle our peace and prosperity in the toils of European ambition, rivalship, interest, humor, or caprice?"3 n Why indeed? Jefferson asked during his... | |
 | George Washington - 1998 - 40 pages
...our interest guided by justice shall counsel. Why forgo the advantages of so peculiar a situation? Why quit our own to stand upon foreign ground? Why,...entangle our peace and prosperity in the toils of European ambition, rivalship, interest, humor, or caprice? It is our true policy to steer clear of... | |
 | Abba Eban - Political Science - 1998 - 204 pages
...George Washington in his Farewell Address, "forego the advantages of so peculiar a situation? . . . Why, by interweaving our destiny with that of any...entangle our peace and prosperity in the toils of European Ambition, Rivalship, Interest, Humor or Caprice?"10 In strictly objective terms these references... | |
 | John V. Denson - 570 pages
...vicissitudes of her politics, or the ordinary combinations and collisions of her friendships, or enmities Why, by interweaving our destiny with that of any...entangle our peace and prosperity in the toils of European Ambition, Rivalship, Interest, Humour or Caprice? Tis our true policy to steer clear of permanent... | |
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Why forego the advantages of so peculiar a situation? Why quit our own to stand upon foreign ground. Why, by interweaving our destiny with that of any part of Europe, entangle our peace and prosperity in the toils of European ambition, rivalship, interest,... 
