 | Sir William Gore Ouseley - History - 1832 - 266 pages
...Europe, entangle our peace and prosperity in the toils of European ambition, rivalship, interest, humour, or caprice ? " It is our true policy to steer clear...portion of the foreign world ; so far, I mean, as we are now at liberty to do it ; for let me not be understood as capable of patronising infidelity... | |
 | United States - 1833 - 64 pages
...vicissitudes of her politics, or the ordinary combinations and collisions of her friendships or her enmities. Why forego the advantages of so peculiar a situation...any portion of the foreign world; so far, I mean, as we are now at liberty to do it; for let me not be understood as capable of patronizing infidelity to... | |
 | Stephen Simpson - Presidents - 1833 - 408 pages
...not lightly hazard the giving us provocation — when we may choose peace or war, as our interest, guided by justice, shall counsel. Why forego the advantages...the toils of European ambition, rivalship, interest, humour, or caprice ? It is our true policy to steer clear of permanent alliances with any portion of... | |
 | Mason Locke Weems - 1833 - 248 pages
...interest, guided by juttice, shall counsel. *4 WHT forego the advantages of so peculiar. a s> tuation ? Why quit our own, to stand upon foreign ground ? Why,...the toils of European ambition, rivalship, interest, humour, or caprice ? " 'Tis our true policy to steer clear of permanent alliances, with any portion... | |
 | George Washington, Jared Sparks - Presidents - 1837 - 622 pages
...will not lightly hazard the giving us provocation; when we may choose peace or war, as our interest, guided by justice, shall counsel. Why forego the advantages...any portion of the foreign world; so far, I mean, as we are now at liberty to do it ; for let me not be understood as capable of patronizing infidelity... | |
 | Richard Snowden - America - 1832 - 360 pages
...will not lightly hazard the giving us provocation ; when we may choose peace or war, as our interest, guided by justice, shall counsel. " Why forego the...portion of the foreign world ; so far, I mean, as we are now at liberty to do it : for let me not be understood as capable of patronizing infidelity... | |
 | Peter Stephen Du Ponceau - Constitutional law - 1834 - 148 pages
...may choose peace 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...the toils of European ambition, rivalship, interest, humour or caprice? 'Tis our true policy to steer clear of permanent alliances, with any portion of... | |
 | John Arthur Roebuck - Great Britain - 1835 - 584 pages
...provocation ; when we may choose peace or war, as our interests, guided by justice, shall counsel. " \\ liy forego the advantages of so peculiar a situation ?...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 - United States - 1836 - 304 pages
...provocation ; when we may choose peace or war, as our interest, guided, by justice, shall counsel. Why forega the advantages of so peculiar a situation? Why quit...any portion of the foreign world; so far, I mean, as we are now at liberty to do it; for let me not be understood as capable of patronizing infidelity to... | |
 | Edward Deering Mansfield - United States - 1836 - 304 pages
...will not lightly hazard the giving us pro-vocation ; when we may choose peace or war, as our interest, guided by justice, shall counsel. Why forego the advantages...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... | |
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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,... 
