 | George Washington - United States - 1837 - 644 pages
...nations," said he, "which will be withheld, if not absolutely lost, by the reputation of weakness. If we desire to avoid insult, we must be able to repel...be known, that we are at all times ready for war." These communications were well received by the two houses. Indeed both parties in Congress found so... | |
 | George Washington, Jared Sparks - Presidents - 1837 - 658 pages
...nations," said he, "which will be withheld, if not absolutely lost, by the reputation of weakness. If we desire to avoid insult, we must be able to repel...be known, that we are at all times ready for war." These communications were well received by the two houses. Indeed both parties in Congress found so... | |
 | George Washington, Jared Sparks - Presidents - 1837 - 654 pages
...nations," said he, "which will be withheld, if not absolutely lost, by the reputation of weakness. If we desire to avoid insult, we must be able to repel...be known, that we are at all times ready for war." These communications were well received by the two houses. Indeed both parties in Congress found so... | |
 | George Washington - United States - 1837 - 620 pages
...States among nations, which will be withheld, if not absolutely lost, by the reputation of weakness. If we desire to avoid insult, we must be able to repel...peace, one of the most powerful instruments of our rising prosperity, it must be known, that we are at all times ready for war. The documents, which will... | |
 | Jared Sparks - Presidents - 1839 - 632 pages
...nations," said he, " which will be withheld, if not absolutely lost, by the reputation of weakness. If we desire to avoid insult, we must be able to repel...be known, that we are at all times ready for war." These communications were President's speech to Congress. 454 well received by the two houses. Indeed... | |
 | Jared Sparks - Presidents - 1839 - 666 pages
...nations," said he, " which will be withheld, if not absolutely lost, by the reputation of weakness. If we desire to avoid insult, we must be able to repel...be known, that we are at all times ready for war." These communications were well received by the two houses. Indeed both parties in CHAPTER Congress... | |
 | Joseph Coe - Presidents - 1841 - 416 pages
...States among nations which will be withheld, if not absolutely lost, by the reputation of weakness. If we desire to avoid insult, we must be able to repel...peace, one of the most powerful instruments of our rising prosperity, it must be known that we are at all times ready for war. The documents which will... | |
 | John Adolphus - Great Britain - 1842 - 708 pages
...among nations, which will be withheld, " if not absolutely lost, by the reputation of weakness. " If we desire to avoid insult, we must be able to repel..." known that we are, at all times, ready for war." The prudence which distinguished all parts of this speech, regulated the conduct of the government.... | |
 | John Adolphus - Great Britain - 1842 - 706 pages
...among nations, which will be withheld, " if not absolutely lost, by the reputation of weakness. " If we desire to avoid insult, we must be able to repel...of our prosperity, — it must be " known that we arc, at all times, ready for war." The prudence which distinguished all parts of this speech, regulated... | |
 | United States. President - Presidents - 1842 - 794 pages
...States among nations which will be withheld, if not absolutely lost, by the reputation of weakness. If we desire to avoid insult, we must be able to repel...peace, one of the most powerful instruments of our rising prosperity, it must be known that we are at all times ready for war. The documents which will... | |
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There is a rank due to the United States among nations, which will be withheld, if not absolutely lost, by the reputation of weakness. If we desire to avoid insult, we must be able to repel it ; if we desire to secure peace, one of the most powerful instruments... 
