 | John Church Hamilton - 1864 - 632 Seiten
...States among nations, which will be withheld, if not absolutely lost, by the reputation of weakness. If we desire to avoid insult, we must be able to repel...peace, one of the most powerful instruments of our rising prosperity, it must be known that we are at all times ready for war." Among the measures of... | |
 | Henry Lee - 1864 - 150 Seiten
...effectual means of preserving peace." Again in 1793 he says : — by the reputation of weakness. If we desire to avoid insult, we must be able to repel...peace, one of the most powerful instruments of our rising prosperity, it must be known, that we are at all times ready for war." These are the exhortations... | |
 | John Church Hamilton - 1864 - 630 Seiten
...States among nations, which will be withheld, if not absolutely lost, by the reputation of weakness. If we desire to avoid insult, we must be able to repel...peace, one of the most powerful instruments of our rising prosperity, it must be known that we are at all times ready for war." Among the measures of... | |
 | United States. Post Office Dept - 1864 - 234 Seiten
...the lakes to the Hudson and the Atlantic. It was well said by Washington, "that if we desire peace, it must be known that we are at all times ready for war." The military position is, in a few words, this : On the American side, the northern frontier is defenceless.... | |
 | Washington Irving - 1865 - 466 Seiten
...States among nations, which will be withheld, if not absolutely lost, by the reputation of weakness. If we desire to avoid insult, we must be able to repel...be known that we are, at all times, ready for war." In the spirit of these remarks, he urged measures to increase the amount of arms and ammunition in... | |
 | Washington Irving - 1870 - 566 Seiten
...States among nations, which will be withheld, if uot absolutely lost, by the reputation of weakness. If we desire to avoid insult, we must be able to repel...be known that we are, at all times, ready for war." In the spirit of these remarks, he urged measures to increase the amount of arms and ammunition in... | |
 | 1872 - 818 Seiten
...at a distance those painful appeals to arms, with which the history of every nation abounds. ... If we desire to avoid insult, we must be able to repel...peace, one of the most powerful instruments of our rising prosperity, it must be known that we are, at all times, ready for war." So Washington formulated... | |
 | Washington Irving - 1873 - 550 Seiten
...will be withheld, if not absolutely lost, by the reputation of weakness. If we desire to avoid msult, we must be able to repel it ; if we desire to secure...be known that we are, at all times, ready for war." In the spirit of these remarks, he urged measures lo increase the amount of arms and ammunition in... | |
 | Iowa. General Assembly - 1874 - 1166 Seiten
...States, among nations which will be withheld, if not absolutely lost, by the reputation of weakness. If we desire to avoid insult, we must be able to repel...peace, one of the most powerful instruments of our rising prosperity, it must be known, that we are at all timc-s ready for war." John Adams wrote: —... | |
 | Massachusetts Institute of Technology - 1875 - 1736 Seiten
...States among nations, which will be withheld, if not absolutely lost, by the reputation of weakness. If we desire to avoid insult, we must be able to repel...peace, one of the most powerful instruments of our rising prosperity, it must be known that we are at all times ready for war." ******** Until the entire... | |
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There is a rank due to the United States among nations, which will be withheld, if not absolutely lost, by the reputation of weakness. If we desire to avoid insult, we must be able to repel it ; if we desire to secure peace, one of the most powerful instruments... 
