 | John Alexander Logan - Military education - 1887 - 768 pages
...man observes in his last impressive speech, ' is also recommended by cogent reasons. However pacific the general policy of a nation may be, it ought never...its own choice. In proportion as the observance of the pacific maxims might exempt a nation from the necessity of practicing the rules of the military... | |
 | 1887 - 620 pages
...more than vindicated the wisdom of its great advocate. Washington said to Congress: "However pacific the general policy of a nation may be, it ought never...adequate stock of military knowledge for emergencies." He maintained that a dearth of such knowledge won Id impair the energy of its character, hazard its... | |
 | United States. War Department - 1887 - 920 pages
...follows: "The institution of a military academy is also recommended by cogent reasons. However pacific the general policy of a nation may be, it ought never to be withoii: an adequate stock of military knowledge for emergencies. The first would impair the energy... | |
 | Herbert Baxter Adams - Education - 1888 - 732 pages
...more than vindicated the wisdom of its great advocate. Washington said to Cougress: " Ilowever paciflc the general policy of a nation may be, it ought never to be without au adequate stock of military knowledge for emergencies." He maintained that a dearth of such knowledge... | |
 | George Washington - Presidents - 1892 - 530 pages
...country? The institution of a military academy is also recommended by cogent reasons. However pacific the general policy of a nation may be, it ought never...its own choice. In proportion as the observance of pacific maxims might exempt a nation from the necessity of practising the rules of the military art,... | |
 | George Washington - Quotations, American - 1894 - 510 pages
...legislature. . 1799. The institution of a Military Academy is recommended by cogent reasons. However pacific the general policy of a nation may be, it ought never...character, and both would hazard its safety, or expose ft to greater evils, when war could be avoided: besides, that war might often not depend upon its own... | |
 | United States. War Department - 1894 - 818 pages
...that— The institution of a military academy is also recommended by cogent reaeone. However pacific the general policy of a nation may be, it ought never...emergencies. The first would impair the energy of ite character and both hazard its safety and expose it to great rvils when war could not be avoided.... | |
 | United States. President - Presidents - 1896 - 646 pages
...country ? The institution of a military academy is also recommended by cogent reasons. However pacific the general policy of a nation may be, it ought never...its own choice. In proportion as the observance of pacific maxims might exempt a nation from the necessity of practicing the rules of the military art... | |
 | United States. President, James Daniel Richardson - United States - 1896 - 658 pages
...The institution of a military academy i 202 ought never to be without an adequate stock of militar}- knowledge for emergencies. The first would impair...its own choice. In proportion as the observance of pacific maxims might exempt a nation from the necessity of practicing the rules of the military art... | |
 | United States. President, James Daniel Richardson - United States - 1897 - 652 pages
...for communicating it to those »vho are to be the future guardians of the liberties of the coimtry? ought never to be without an adequate stock of military...its own choice. In proportion as the observance of pacific maxims might exempt a nation from the necessity of practicing the rules of the military art... | |
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The institution of a military academy is also recommended by cogent reasons. However pacific the general policy of a nation may be, it ought never to be without an adequate stock of military knowledge for emergencies. 
