 | William Cobbett - United States - 1801 - 586 pages
...war, as our interest, guided by justice, shall counsel. " Why forego the advantages of such a peculiar situation ? Why quit our own to stand upon foreign...ambition, rivalship, interest, humour or caprice? " "Pis our true policy to steer clear of permanent alliances, with any portion of the foreign world... | |
 | 1802 - 440 pages
...nations, is in extending our commercial relations, to have with them as little political connection as possible. So far as we have already formed engagements,...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 Taylor - Jefferson, Thomas - 1804 - 148 pages
...war, as our interest, guided by justice, shall counsel. "Why forego the advantages of so peculiars situation ? Why quit our own to stand upon foreign...the toils of European ambition, rivalship, interest, humor or caprice ? " It is our true policy to steer clear of permanent alliance with any portion of... | |
 | Richard Snowden - America - 1805 - 398 pages
...ourselves, by artificial ties, in the ordinary vicissitudes of her politics, or the ordinary combinations or collisions of her friendships, or enmities. Our detached...the toils of European ambition, rivalship, interest, s humour, or caprice ? 'Tis our true policy to steer clear of permanent alliances, with any portion... | |
 | United States. President - Presidents - 1805 - 276 pages
...attitude as will cause the neutrality, we may at any time resolve upon, to be scrupulously respect* ed ; when belligerent nations, under the impossibility...Europe, entangle our peace and prosperity in the toils ofEuropean ambition, rivalship, interest, humour or caprice ? 'Tis our true policy to steer clear of... | |
 | Richard Snowden - America - 1806 - 392 pages
...may take such .-.ri attiuvje as will c-.-ise th* neutrality, we may at any iime resolve upon, to bt 'scrupulously respected ; when belligerent nations,...ambition, rivalship, interest, humour, or caprice ? 'Tis our true policy to steer clear of permanent alliances, with any portion of the foreign world... | |
 | Aaron Bancroft - 1808 - 604 pages
...a situation ? Why quit our own to staad upoa foreign ground ? Why, by interweaving our des- " tiny with that of any part of Europe, entangle our peace and prosperity in the toils of European aitibili .M, rivalship/, interest, humour or caprice ? " It is our true policy to steer clear of permanent... | |
 | Richard Snowden - America - 1809 - 396 pages
...acquisitions upon us, will not lightly hazard the giving us provocation ; when we may choose peace or wai", as our interest, guided by justice, shall counsel....ambition, rivalship, interest, humour, or caprice ? 'Tis our true policy to steer clear of permanent alliances, with any portion of the foreign world... | |
 | United States. 12th Congress. 1st sess., 1811-1812 - Ontario - 1812 - 32 pages
...human affairs. The Europeart world is convulsed. The advantages of our own situation are peculiar. ยป Why * quit our own to stand upon foreign ground ?...ambition, rivalship, interest, humour, or caprice ?" In addition to the many moral and prudential considerations, which should deter thoughtful men from... | |
 | Richard Snowden - America - 1813 - 350 pages
...interest, guided by justice, shall counsel. Why forego the advantages of so peculiar a situation ? quit our own to stand upon foreign ground ? Why, by...ambition, rivalship, interest, humour, or caprice ? 'Tis-our true policy to steer clear of permanent alliances, wit'i any portion of the foreign world... | |
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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,... 
