 | George Washington - 1891 - 550 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. The documents, which will... | |
 | William Wallace Bates - 1892 - 510 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 prepared for war." Now, what is our reputation... | |
 | 1893 - 640 Seiten
...preserving peace ; " and again, in 1793 : "If we desire to avoid insult ; if we desire to secure peace, it must be known that we are at all times ready for war." John Adams, in 1815, thus expressed himself : " The delightful imaginations of universal and perpetual... | |
 | George Washington - 1894 - 510 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. OFFENSIVE OPERATIONS.... | |
 | Ainsworth Rand Spofford, Frank Weitenkampf, John Porter Lamberton - 1895 - 456 Seiten
...opening address, after his re-election, he used the expression which has often been quoted since, "If we desire to avoid insult, we must be able to repel it; if we desire to secure peace, it must be known that we are at all times ready for war." During Washington's second term, even more... | |
 | Columbia Historical Society (Washington, D.C.) - 1918 - 476 Seiten
...when he announced that celebrated doctrine : "There is a rank due the United States among Nations. If we desire to avoid insult, we must be able to repel...must be known that we are at all times ready for war. ' ' It is because we have not heeded this profound admonition of the Father of his Country, in the... | |
 | James McKeen Cattell - 1916 - 662 Seiten
...be withheld, if not absolutely lost, by the reputation of weakness. If we desire to avoid insult wo must be able to repel it; if we desire to secure peace, one of the most powerful instruments of our rising prosperity, it must be known that we are at all times ready for war. Another patriot, Charles... | |
 | United States. Congress. Senate. Committee on Appropriations - 1960 - 1750 Seiten
...weakness — if we desire to avoid insult we must be ready to repel it ; if we desire to secure peace it must be known that •we are at all times ready for war." SUMMARY The aircraft, missile, and related programs have been carefully reviewed in order to attain... | |
 | United States. Congress. Senate. Committee on Appropriations - 1964 - 1574 Seiten
...too, we follow the dictum of the Father of our Country. • • If we desire to secure peace * * * it must be known that we are at all times ready for war." DEVELOPMENT OF LONG ENDURANCE AIRCRAFT Mr. LIPSCOMB. Mr. Secretary, yesterday there was an interpretative... | |
 | United States. Congress. Senate. Committee on Appropriations - 1959 - 1730 Seiten
...weakness — if we desire to avoid insult we must be ready to repel it ; if we desire to secure peace it must be known that we are at all times ready for war." SUMMARY is of prime importance in this time period in order to counter the improved quality of potential... | |
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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... 
