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| Benson John Lossing - Presidents - 1848 - 146 pages
...counsel. 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...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... | |
| Alexis de Tocqueville - Democracy - 1848 - 916 pages
...forego the advantages of so peculiar a situation 1 Why quit our own to stand upon foreign ground 1 Why, by interweaving our destiny with that of any...our peace and prosperity in the toils of European ambition, rivalship, interest, humor, or caprice 1 " It is our true policy to steer clear of permanent... | |
| Indiana - 1849 - 510 pages
...counsel. 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...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... | |
| John Hanbury Dwyer - Elocution - 1850 - 318 pages
...counsel. 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...our peace and prosperity in the toils of European ambition, rivalship, interest, humor, or caprice ? "Tis our true policy to steer clear of permanent... | |
| Alexis de Tocqueville - Democracy - 1850 - 488 pages
...counsel. " 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...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... | |
| Alexis de Tocqueville - Democracy - 1851 - 954 pages
...counsel. " 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...our peace and prosperity in the toils of European ambition, rivalship, interest, humor, or caprice ? i " It is our true policy to steer clear of permanent... | |
| William Hickey - 1851 - 588 pages
...counsel. 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...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... | |
| 1852 - 746 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...our peace and prosperity in the toils of European ambition, rivalship, interest, humour or caprice ?" The heart of a freeman beats when he listens to... | |
| William Hickey - Constitutional history - 1851 - 580 pages
...Why forego the advantages of so peculiar a situation? Why quit our own to stand upon foreign ground 1 Why, by interweaving our destiny with that of any...our peace and prosperity in the toils of European ambition, rivalship, interest, humor, or caprice 1 It is our true policy to steer clear of permanent... | |
| Truman Smith - French spoliation claims - 1851 - 36 pages
...combinations and alliances of her friendship or enmities." •**•••" Wby, by interweaving our destinies with that of any part of Europe, entangle our peace and prosperity m the toils of European ambition, rivalship, interest, humor, or caprice 1" The history of the country... | |
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