Our first and fundamental maxim should be, never to entangle ourselves in the broils of Europe. Our second, never to suffer Europe to intermeddle with cisAtlantic affairs. Thomas Jefferson - Page 288by David Saville Muzzey - 1918 - 319 pagesFull view - About this book
| Andrew Carnegie - United States - 1886 - 552 pages
...destruction to elective governments." Jefferson further lays down as " our first and fundamental maxim," " never to entangle ourselves in the broils of Europe. Our second, never to suffer Europe to intermeddle with cis-atlantic affairs." And so was reached the great doctrine, bearing the name of... | |
| John Robert Irelan - Presidents - 1887 - 620 pages
...independent States. On the 24th of October, 1823, Mr. Jefferson wrote in a letter to the President: — " Our first and fundamental maxim should be, never to...suffer Europe to meddle with cisatlantic affairs." Mr. Madison wrote in the same general strain, but so threatening was the aspect of American affairs... | |
| Andrew Carnegie - United States - 1887 - 396 pages
...destruction to elective governments." Jefferson further lays down as " our first and fundamental maxim," "never to entangle ourselves in the broils of Europe. Our second, never to suffer Europe to intermeddle with cis-atlantic affairs." And so was reached the great doctrine, bearing the name of... | |
| Francis Wharton - International law - 1887 - 872 pages
...could we embark upon it under circumstances more auspicious. Our first and fundamental maxim should bo never to entangle ourselves in the broils of Europe ; our second, never to suffer Europe to intermeddle with ais-Atlantic affairs. America, North and South, has a set of interests distinct from... | |
| Francis Wharton - International law - 1887 - 876 pages
...never could we embark npoii it nnder circumstances more auspicious.1' Our first and fundamental maxim I should be never to entangle ourselves in the broils of Europe ; our sec- | oiul, never to suffer Europe to intermeddle with cis-Atlautic affairs. America, North and South,... | |
| Hermann Von Holst - Constitutional history - 1889 - 534 pages
...consider any attempt [of 1 " Our first and fundamental maxim should be, never to entangle our. selves in the broils of Europe. Our second, never to suffer Europe to intermeddle with cis. Atlantic affairs. America, North and South, has certain interests distmct from... | |
| James Schouler - Presidents - 1893 - 266 pages
...our compass, and points the course which we are to steer through the ocean of time opening on us. ... Our first and fundamental maxim should be, never to...suffer Europe to meddle with cis-Atlantic affairs." As a further illustration of his kindness of heart, Jefferson rescued his perishing friendship with... | |
| James Schouler - Presidents - 1893 - 270 pages
...our compass, and points the course which we are to steer through the ocean of time opening on us. ... Our first and fundamental maxim should be, never to...our second, never to suffer Europe to meddle with cis- Atlantic affairs." As a further illustration of his kindness of heart, Jefferson rescued his perishing... | |
| Law - 1903 - 456 pages
...letter of advice, from which the following is taken. "Our first and fundamental maxim," Jefferson wrote, "should be, never to entangle ourselves in the broils of Europe; our second, never to suffer Europe to intermeddle with cisAtlantic affairs." "Great Britain is the nation which can do us the most harm of... | |
| Andrew Carnegie - United States - 1893 - 592 pages
...countries, and so baneful to free ones." Jefferson further lays down as "our first and fundamental maxim," "never to entangle ourselves in the broils of Europe. Our second, never to suffer Europe to intermeddle with cis-atlantic affairs." And thus was reached the great doctrine, bearing the name of... | |
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