 | Edward Currier - 1841 - 474 halaman
...us 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 the... | |
 | 1841 - 460 halaman
...us 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 Smyth - 1841 - 522 halaman
...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 halaman
...us 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... | |
 | Peter Freeland Aiken - 1842 - 212 halaman
...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... | |
 | United States. President - 1842 - 794 halaman
...us 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 on foreign ground ? Why, by interweaving our destiny with that of any part of Europe, entangle our... | |
 | Samuel Farmer Wilson - 1843 - 452 halaman
...provocations ; 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... | |
 | John Hanbury Dwyer - 1843 - 320 halaman
...us 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 ? 'Tis our true policy to steer clear of permanent alliances with any portion of... | |
 | Rhode Island - 1844 - 612 halaman
...us 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 ? 'Tis our true policy to steer clear of permanent alliances with any portion of the... | |
 | John Hanbury Dwyer - 1844 - 318 halaman
...us 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 ? 'Tis 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,... 
