 | William Smyth - 1840 - 514 strani
...possible. It is but painful to observe his description of our European nations. " Why," savs he, " entangle our peace and prosperity in the toils of...ambition, rivalship, interest, humour, or caprice?" " The sentiments of veneration," says his biographer, " with which his address was generally received,... | |
 | 1841 - 460 strani
...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... | |
 | Edward Currier - 1841 - 474 strani
...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 the... | |
 | William Smyth - 1841 - 522 strani
...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 strani
...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 strani
...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 strani
...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... | |
 | John Hanbury Dwyer - 1843 - 320 strani
...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... | |
 | John Hanbury Dwyer - 1844 - 318 strani
...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 strani
...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... | |
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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,... 
