 | L. Carroll Judson - United States - 1839 - 376 pages
...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...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 - Democracy - 1839 - 500 pages
...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...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 - 1840 - 128 pages
...situation ? Why quit our own to stand upon foreign ground ? Why, by interweaving our destiny with fhat of any part of Europe, entangle our peace and prosperity...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... | |
 | Arbitration (International law) - 1840 - 726 pages
...have with them as little political connection as possible. Why, by interweaving our destiny with that of any part of Europe, entangle our peace and prosperity...the toils of European ambition, rivalship, interest, humor or caprice?" But, it seems to us, that such a tribunal as we have herein described, involves... | |
 | Joseph Story - Constitutional law - 1840 - 394 pages
...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...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 - History, Modern - 1840 - 514 pages
...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,... | |
 | Edward Currier - United States - 1841 - 474 pages
...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...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... | |
 | Presidents - 1841 - 460 pages
...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...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 - Great Britain - 1841 - 522 pages
...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 - Statesmen - 1842 - 586 pages
...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...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,... 
