| Andrew White Young - Law - 1846 - 240 pages
...so peculiar a situation 1 Why quit our own to stand upon foreign ground 1 Why, by interweaving vour destiny with that of any part of Europe, entangle...European ambition, rivalship, interest, humor, or caprice 1 It i$ our true policy to steer clear of permanent alliances with any portion of the foreign world... | |
| John Frost - 1847 - 602 pages
...us provocation; when we may choose peace or war, as our interest, guided by justice, shall counsel. Why forego the advantages of so peculiar a situation...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... | |
| George Washington - United States - 1848 - 612 pages
...us provocation; when we may choose peace or war, as our interest, guided hy justice, shall counsel. Why forego the advantages of so peculiar a situation...Why quit our own to stand upon foreign ground ? Why, hy interweaving our destiny with that of any : part of Europe, entangle our peace and prosperity in... | |
| James Sheridan Knowles - Elocution - 1847 - 344 pages
...us provocation ; when we may choose peace or 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 ground 1 Why, by interweaving our destiny with that of any part of Europe, entangle our peace and prosperity... | |
| Alexis Poole - 1847 - 514 pages
...us provocation; when we may choose peace or war, as our interest, guided by justice, shall counsel. Why forego the advantages of so peculiar a situation? Why quit our own to §tand upon foreign ground? Why, by interweaving our destiny with that of any part of Europe, entangle... | |
| Andrew White Young - United States - 1848 - 304 pages
...us provocation ; when we may choose peace or war, as our interest, guided by justice shall counsel. Why forego the advantages of so peculiar a situation?...European ambition, rivalship, interest, humor or caprice ? ft is our fnie policy to steer clear of permanent alliance* Xvith any portion of the foreign world... | |
| Levi Carroll Judson - Conduct of life - 1848 - 364 pages
...us provocation ; when we may choose peace or war, as our interest, guided by justice, shall counsel. Why forego the advantages of so peculiar a situation...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... | |
| Aaron Bancroft - 1848 - 472 pages
...provocation ; when we may choose peace or war as our interest, guided by justice, shall counsel. " Why forego the advantages of so peculiar a situation...the toils of European ambition, rivalship, interest, humour, or caprice ? " It is our true policy to steer clear of permanent alliances with any portion... | |
| Andrew White Young - Law - 1848 - 244 pages
...provocation : when we may choose po.iuc or war, as our interest, guided by justice, shall counsel. Why forogo the advantages of so peculiar a situation ? Why quit...and prosperity in the toils of European ambition, rivuUhip, interest, humor, or caprice ! It is our u»c policy to steer clear of perrmnent aliiinoas... | |
| Alexis de Tocqueville - Democracy - 1848 - 916 pages
...forego the advantages of so peculiar a situation 1 Why quit our own to stand upon foreign ground 1 Why, by interweaving our destiny with that of any...European ambition, rivalship, interest, humor, or caprice 1 " It is our true policy to steer clear of permanent alliances witL any portion of the foreign world... | |
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