 | 1841 - 460 σελίδες
...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, humor or caprice ? It is our true policy to steer clear of permanent alliances with any portion of... | |
 | William Smyth - 1841 - 522 σελίδες
...possible. It is but painful to observe his description of our European nations. " Why," says he, " entangle our peace and prosperity in the toils of European ambition, rivalship, interest, humor, or caprice ? " " The sentiments of veneration," says his biographer, " with which his address... | |
 | M. Sears - 1842 - 586 σελίδες
...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, humor, or caprice? It is our true policy to steer clear of permanent alliances with any portion of... | |
 | United States. President - 1842 - 794 σελίδες
...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...so peculiar a situation ? Why quit our own to stand on foreign ground ? Why, by interweaving our destiny with that of any part of Europe, entangle our... | |
 | Peter Freeland Aiken - 1842 - 212 σελίδες
...respect to the nations of Europe, to have as little connexion as possible with them. "Why," says he, "entangle our peace and prosperity in the toils of...ambition, rivalship, interest, humour, or caprice ?" If the Americans ever again involve themselves in European warfare, it will be in spite of a geographical... | |
 | Samuel Farmer Wilson - 1843 - 452 σελίδες
...lightly hazard the giving us provocations ; when we may choose peace or war, as our interest, guided by justice, shall counsel. Why forego the advantages...ambition, rivalship, interest, humour, or caprice ? It is our true policy to steer clear of permanent alliances, with any portion of the foreign world... | |
 | John Hanbury Dwyer - 1843 - 320 σελίδες
...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, humor, or caprice ? 'Tis our true policy to steer clear of permanent alliances with any portion of... | |
 | Rhode Island - 1844 - 612 σελίδες
...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, humor or caprice ? 'Tis our true policy to steer clear of permanent alliances with any portion of the... | |
 | John Hanbury Dwyer - 1844 - 318 σελίδες
...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, humor, or caprice ? 'Tis our true policy to steer clear of permanent alliances with any portion of... | |
 | M. Sears - 1844 - 596 σελίδες
...private affairs, that honesty is always the best Why forego the advantages of so peculiar a situation 1 Why quit our own to stand upon foreign ground ? Why,...the toils of European ambition, rivalship, interest, humor, or caprice? remove every colorable pretence of complaint; if an intention to pursue by amicable... | |
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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,... 
