 | Aaron Bancroft - Presidents - 1853 - 466 pages
...prosperity in the toils of European ambition, rivalship, interest, humour, or caprice ? " It is o-ir true policy to steer clear of permanent • alliances...mean, as we are now at liberty to do it ; for let mo not be understood as capable of patronising infidelity to existing engagements. I hold the maxim... | |
 | William Hickey - Constitutional history - 1854 - 590 pages
...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...public than to private affairs, that honesty is always me best policy. I repeat it, therefore, let those engagements be observed in their genuine sense. But,... | |
 | William Hickey - Constitutional history - 1854 - 588 pages
...our peace and prosperity in the toils of European ambition, rivalship, interest, humor, or caprice ? It is our true policy to steer clear of permanent...public than to private affairs, that honesty is always me best policy. 1 repeat it, therefore, let those engagements be observed in their genuine sense. But,... | |
 | Henry Clay Watson - United States - 1854 - 1012 pages
...our peace and prosperity in the toils of European ambition, rivalship, interest, humor, or caprice? It is our true policy to steer clear of permanent...do it ; for let me not be understood as capable of patronizing infidelity to existing engagements. I hold the maxim no less applicable to public than... | |
 | Jonathan French - 1854 - 534 pages
...our peace and prosperity in 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 foreign world ; so farl mean, as we are now at liberty to do it ; for let me not be understood as capable of patronizing... | |
 | Benson John Lossing - Presidents - 1855 - 714 pages
...our peace and prosperity in the toils of European ambition, rivalship, interest, humor, or caprice ? It is our true policy to steer clear of permanent...maxim no less applicable to public than to private aflairs, that honesty is always the best policy. I repeat, therefore, let those engagements be observed... | |
 | Alexis de Tocqueville - Democracy - 1899 - 514 pages
...our peace and prosperity in the toils of European ambition, rivalship, interest, humor, or caprice? It is our true policy to steer clear of permanent...do it ; for let me not be understood as capable of patronizing infidelity to existing engagements. I hold the maxim no less applicable to public than... | |
 | One of 'em - American literature - 1855 - 340 pages
...entangle our prosperity in the toils of European ambition, rivalship, interest, humor or caprice ? It is our true policy to steer clear of permanent...do it ; for let me not be understood as capable of patronizing infidelity to existing engagements. I hold the maxim no less applicable to public than... | |
 | Furman Sheppard - Constitutional law - 1855 - 337 pages
...our peace and prosperity in the toils of European ambition, rivalship, interest, humour, or caprice ? It is our true policy to steer clear of permanent...we are now at liberty to do it; for let me not be misunderstood as capable of patronising infidelity to existing engagements. I hold the maxim no less... | |
 | Furman Sheppard - Constitutional law - 1855 - 342 pages
...our peace and prosperity in the toils of European ambition, rivalship, interest, humour, or caprice ? It is our true policy to steer clear of permanent...we are now at liberty to do it; for let me not be misunderstood as capable of patronising infidelity to existing engagements. I hold the maxim no less... | |
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It is our true policy to steer clear of permanent alliances with any 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 patronizing infidelity to existing engagements. 
