 | United States. President - 1842 - 794 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...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 to existing... | |
 | Alexis de Tocqueville - 1843 - 534 pages
...cause the neutrality we may at any time resolve upon to be scrupulously respected; when belligerant nations, under the impossibility of making acquisitions...true policy to steer clear of permanent alliances witL any portion of the foreign world; so far, I mean, as we are now at liberty to do it; for let me... | |
 | John Hanbury Dwyer - 1843 - 320 pages
...cause the neutrality we may at any time resolve upon to be scrupulously respected ; when belligerant nations under the impossibility of making acquisitions...European ambition, rivalship, interest, humor, or caprice ? 'Tis our true policy to steer clear of permanent alliances with any portion of the foreign world... | |
 | Rhode Island - 1844 - 612 pages
...nations is, in ex"tending our commercial relations, to have with them as little political connexion as possible. So far as we have already formed engagements,...European ambition, rivalship, interest, humor or caprice ? 'Tis our true policy to steer clear of permanent alliances with any portion of the foreign world;... | |
 | John Hanbury Dwyer - 1844 - 318 pages
...cause the neutrality we may at any time resolve upon to be scrupulously respected ; when belligerant nations under the impossibility of making acquisitions...European ambition, rivalship, interest, humor, or caprice ? 'Tis our true policy to steer clear of permanent alliances with any portion of the foreign world... | |
 | John Hanbury Dwyer - 1845 - 492 pages
...cause the neutrality we may at any time resolve upon to be scrupulously respected ; when belligerant nations under the impossibility of making acquisitions...European ambition, rivalship, interest, humor, or caprice ? "Tis our true policy to steer clear of permanent alliances with any portion of the foreign world... | |
 | William Hickey - 1846 - 396 pages
...nations, is, in extending our commercial relations, to have with them as little political connexion, as possible. So far as we have already formed engagements,...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 to... | |
 | John Hanbury Dwyer - 1846 - 310 pages
...nations, is, in extending our commercial relations, to have with them as little political connexion as possible. So far as we have already formed engagements...European ambition, rivalship, interest, humor, or caprice ? 'Tis our true policy to steer clear of permanent alliances with any portion of the foreign world... | |
 | United States. President - 1846 - 766 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...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 to... | |
 | Levi Carroll Judson - 1846 - 334 pages
...lightly hazard the giving us provocation ; when we may choose peace or war, as our interest, guided hy 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... | |
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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,... 
