 | Anders Breidlid - 1996 - 428 Seiten
...less applicable to public than to private affairs that honesty is always the best policy. I repeat, therefore, let those engagements be observed in their...alliances for extraordinary emergencies. Harmony, liberal intercourse with all nations are recommended by policy, humanity, and interest. But even our... | |
 | Matthew Spalding, Patrick J. Garrity - 1996 - 244 Seiten
...capable of patronizing infidelity to existing engagements (I hold the maxim no less applicable to public than to private affairs that honesty is always the...is unnecessary and would be unwise to extend them. 40. Taking care always to keep ourselves, by suitable establishments on a respectable defensive posture,... | |
 | Anders Breidlid - 1996 - 432 Seiten
...capable of patronizing infidelity to existing engagements. I hold the maxim no less applicable to public than to private affairs that honesty is always the best policy. I repeat, therefore, let those engagements be observed in their genuine sense. But in my opinion it is unnecessary... | |
 | Eric Nordlinger - 1996 - 346 Seiten
...commercial rights. "Taking care always to keep ourselves, by suitable establishments, on a respectably defensive posture, we may safely trust to temporary alliances for extraordinary emergencies," while choosing "peace or war, as our interests guided by justice shall counsel." On occasion war might... | |
 | Richard C. Sinopoli - 1996 - 456 Seiten
...capable of patronising infidility to existing engagements (I hold the maxim no less applicable to public than to private affairs, that honesty is always the...to keep ourselves, by suitable establishments, on a respectably defensive posture, we may safely trust to temporary alliances for extraordinary emergencies.... | |
 | Walter A. McDougall - 1997 - 316 Seiten
...no less apphcable to pubhc than to private affairs that honesty is always the best pohcy. I repeat, therefore, let those engagements be observed in their...is unnecessary and would be unwise to extend them. But note: Hamilton /Washington did not say "dump the i778 alliance with France" (however much they... | |
 | John V. Denson - 1997 - 494 Seiten
...true policy to steer clear of permanent alliances with any portion of the foreign world.8 And again: Taking care always to keep ourselves by suitable establishments...safely trust to temporary alliances for extraordinary emergencies.9 These key words — essentially foreign, true policy, taking care always — are those... | |
 | Daniel C. Palm - 1997 - 230 Seiten
...capable of patronizing infidelity to existing engagements. (I hold the maxim no less applicable to public than to private affairs that honesty is always the best policy.) I repeat, therefore, let those engagements be observed in their genuine sense. But in my opinion it is unnecessary... | |
 | John V. Denson - 570 Seiten
...true policy to steer clear of permanent alliances with any portion of the foreign world.8 And again: Taking care always to keep ourselves by suitable establishments...temporary alliances for extraordinary emergencies/ These key words — essentially foreign, true policy, taking care always — are those of a man quite... | |
 | George Washington - 1998 - 40 Seiten
...capable of patronizing infidelity to existing engagements (I hold the maxim no less applicable to public than to private affairs, that honesty is always the...it therefore, let those engagements be observed in [27] their genuine sense. But in my opinion it is unnecessary and would be unwise to extend them. Taking... | |
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It is our true policy to steer clear of permanent alliances with any portion of the foreign world; so far, I mean, as we are now at liberty to do it ; for let me not be understood as capable of patronizing infidelity to existing engagements. I hold the... 
