 | A. B. Cleveland - American literature - 1832 - 496 pages
...European wars, and to the enjoyment of all the great advantages of that relation. 'Why, then.' he asks us, '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... | |
 | Railroad engineering - 1832 - 426 pages
...wars, and to the enjoyment of all the great advantages ofthat relation. " Why, then," he asks us. " why forego the advantages of so peculiar a situation ? Why quit our own to stand upon fo. roign ground? Why, by interweaving our destiny with that of any part of Europe, entangle our peace... | |
 | Stephen Simpson - Presidents - 1833 - 408 pages
...acquisitions upon us, will not lightly hazard the giving us provocation — when we may choose peace or war, as our interest, guided by justice, shall counsel....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... | |
 | Mason Locke Weems - 1833 - 248 pages
...forego the advantages of so peculiar. a s> tuation ? Why quit our own, to stand upon foreign ground ? Why, by interweaving our destiny with that of any...the toils of European ambition, rivalship, interest, humour, or caprice ? " 'Tis our true policy to steer clear of permanent alliances, with any portion... | |
 | United States - 1833 - 64 pages
...vicissitudes of her politics, or the ordinary combinations and collisions of her friendships or her enmities. 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... | |
 | George Washington, Jared Sparks - Presidents - 1837 - 622 pages
...acquisitions upon us, will not lightly hazard the giving us provocation; when we may choose peace or war, as our interest, guided by justice, shall counsel....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... | |
 | Peter Stephen Du Ponceau - Constitutional law - 1834 - 148 pages
...Why forego the advantage of so peculiar a situation? Why quit our own to stand upon foreign ground? Why, by interweaving our destiny with that of any...the toils of European ambition, rivalship, interest, humour or caprice? 'Tis our true policy to steer clear of permanent alliances, with any portion of... | |
 | John Arthur Roebuck - Great Britain - 1835 - 584 pages
...provocation ; when we may choose peace or war, as our interests, guided by justice, shall counsel. " \\ liy 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... | |
 | John Marshall - Presidents - 1836 - 500 pages
...acquisitions upon us, will not lightly hazard the giving us provocation ; when we may choose peace or war, as our interest, guided by justice, shall counsel....the toils of European ambition, rivalship, interest, humour, or caprice? " It is our true policy to steer clear of permanent alliances with any portion... | |
 | Edward Deering Mansfield - United States - 1836 - 304 pages
...acquisitions upon us, will not lightly hazard the giving us pro-vocation ; when we may choose peace or war, as our interest, guided by justice, shall counsel....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 pros-perity... | |
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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,... 
