 | 1802 - 440 pages
...applicable to public than to private affairs, that honesty is always the best policy. I repeat it, therefore, let those engagements be observed in their...TAKING care always to keep ourselves, by suitable establish. ments, on a respectable defensive posture, we may safely trust to temporary alliances for... | |
 | John Taylor - Jefferson, Thomas - 1804 - 148 pages
...than to private affairs, tha,t honesty is always the best policy. I repeat it., therefore, let these engagements be observed in, their genuine sense. But...is unnecessary, and would be unwise to extend them. 94 " Taking care to keep ourselves, by suitable establishments, on a respectable defensive posture;... | |
 | Richard Snowden - America - 1805 - 398 pages
...less applicable to public than private affairs, that honesty is always the best policy. I repeat it, therefore, let those engagements be observed in their...alliances for extraordinary emergencies. Harmony and liberal intercourse with all nations, are recommended by policy, humanity and interest. But even our... | |
 | Aaron Bancroft - 1807 - 576 pages
...applicable topublick than to private affairs, that honesty is always the best policy. I repeat it, therefore, let those engagements be observed in their...suitable establishments, on a respectable defensive pos- ' ture, we may safely trust to temporary alliances for extraordinary emergencies. " Harmony,and... | |
 | David Ramsay - Presidents - 1807 - 486 pages
...ap-: plicable to public than to private affairs, that honesty is always the best policy. I repeat it, therefore, let those engagements be observed in their...to keep ourselves by suitable establishments -on a resppctable defensive posture, we may safely trust to temporary alliances for extraordinary emer-.... | |
 | John Corry - 1809 - 262 pages
...public than to private affairs, that honesty is always the best policy. I repeat it, therefore, It those engagements be observed in their genuine sense....alliances for extraordinary emergencies. " Harmony, liberal intercourse with all ' nations, are recommended by policy, humanity, and interest. But even... | |
 | Richard Snowden - America - 1809 - 396 pages
...it, therefore, let those engagements be observed in their genuine sense. But, in my opinion it i« unnecessary, and would be unwise, to extend them....suitable establishments, on a respectable defensive^ posturt, we may safely trust to temporary alliances for extraordinary emergencies.Harmony and liberal... | |
 | David Ramsay - Presidents - 1811 - 522 pages
...best policy. I repeat it, therefore, let those engagements be observed in their genuine sense. But jn my opinion, it is unnecessary, and would be unwise,...temporary alliances for extraordinary emergencies. ' " Hurmony, and a liberal intercourse with all nations, are recommended by policy, humanity, and interest.... | |
 | David Ramsay - Generals - 1814 - 274 pages
...applicable to public than to private affairs, that honesty is always the best policy. I repeat it, therefore, let those engagements be observed in their...be unwise to extend them. " Taking care always to Tieep ourselves, by suitable establishments, on a respectable defensive posture, we may safely trust... | |
 | Richard Snowden - America - 1819 - 324 pages
...applicable to public than to private affairs, that honesty is always the best policy. 1 repeat it, therefore, let those engagements be observed in their...and would be unwise, to extend them. Tak"ing care aiuays to keep ourselves, by suitable establishments, on a respectable defensive posture, we may safely... | |
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... 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. I hold the maxim no less applicable to public than to private affairs,... 
