 | United States - 1833 - 64 pages
...of her politics, or the ordinary combinations and collisions of her friendships or her enmities. Why forego the advantages of so peculiar a situation ?...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... | |
 | George Washington, Jared Sparks - 1837 - 622 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, humor, or caprice? It is our true policy to steer clear of permanent alliances with any portion of... | |
 | William Sullivan - 1834 - 490 pages
...human affairs. — The European world is convulsed. The advantages of our situation are peculiar. " Why quit our own to stand upon foreign ground ? Why,...with that of any part of Europe, entangle our peace nnd prosperity in the toils of European ambition, rivalship, interest, humor, or caprice ? " t In addition... | |
 | Edward Deering Mansfield - 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...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... | |
 | Edward Deering Mansfield - 1836 - 304 pages
...pro-vocation ; when we may choose peace or war, as our interest, guided by justice, shall counsel. Why forego the advantages of so peculiar a situation?...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... | |
 | John Marshall - 1836 - 500 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? 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... | |
 | George Washington - 1837 - 620 pages
...the advantages of so peculiar a situatioh ? \Vhy quit our own to stand upon foreign ground ? Why, oy interweaving our destiny with that of any part of...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... | |
 | George Washington - 1838 - 114 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 ?...ambition, rivalship, interest, humour, or caprice ? It is our true policy to steer clear of permanent alliances with any portion of the foreign world... | |
 | L. Carroll Judson - 1839 - 364 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?...ambition, rivalship, interest, humour, or caprice. It is our true policy to steer clear of permanent alliances with any portion of the foreign world;... | |
 | Alexis de Tocqueville - 1839 - 500 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, humor, 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,... 
