 | John Macgregor - Commercial treaties - 1846 - 658 pages
...that honesty is the best policy. I repeat it, therefore, let those engagements be observed in their genuine sense. But, in my opinion, it is unnecessary, and would be unwise to extend them. '' Harmony, and a liberal intercourse with all nations, are recommended by policy, humanity, and interest.... | |
 | United States. President - Presidents - 1846 - 766 pages
...would be unwise to extend them. Taking care always to keep ourselves by suitable establishments on a respectable defensive posture, we may safely trust...temporary alliances for extraordinary emergencies. Harmony and a liberal intercourse with all nations are recommended by policy, humanity, and interest.... | |
 | John Hanbury Dwyer - Elocution - 1846 - 312 pages
...honesty is always the best policy. I repeat it, therefore, let those engagements be observed in their genuine sense. But in my opinion, it is unnecessary and would be unwiseto extend them. Taking care always to keep ourselves by suitable establishments on a respectable... | |
 | Jonathan French - United States - 1847 - 506 pages
...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,...always to keep ourselves, by suitable establishments, on a respectable defensive posture, we may safely trust to temporary alliances for extraordinary emergencies.... | |
 | John Frost - 1847 - 602 pages
...honesty is always the best policy. I repeat it, therefore, let those engagements be observed in their genuine sense. But, in my opinion, it is unnecessary,...always to keep ourselves, by suitable establishments, on a respectable defensive posture, we may safely trust to temporary alliances for extraordinary emergencies.... | |
 | Aaron Bancroft - 1847 - 474 pages
...honesty is always the best policy. I repeat it, therefore, let those engagements be observed in their genuine sense. But, in my opinion, it is unnecessary...extend them. " Taking care always to keep ourselves, by suitablo establishments, on a respectable defensive posture, wo may safely trust to temporary alliances... | |
 | Alexis Poole - 1847 - 514 pages
...honesty is always the best poliey. I repeat, therefore, let those engagements be observed in their genuine sense. But in my opinion, it is unnecessary,...unwise to extend them. Taking care always to keep qurselves, by suitable establishments, on a respectable defensive posture, wp щау safely trust to... | |
 | Joseph Story - Constitutional law - 1847 - 384 pages
...would be unwise to extend them. Taking care always to keep ourselves, by suitable establishments, on a respectable defensive posture, we may safely trust to temporary alliances, for extraordinary emer;encies. Harmony, and a liberal intercourse with all nations, are recommended by policy, humanity,... | |
 | Alexis de Tocqueville - Democracy - 1848 - 916 pages
...be understood as capable of pationising infidelity to existing engagements. I hold the maxim no less applicable to public than to private affairs, that..."Taking care always to keep ourselves, by suitable establish252 merits, in a respectable defensive posture, we may safely trust to temporary alliances... | |
 | Levi Carroll Judson - Conduct of life - 1848 - 364 pages
...honesty is always the best policy. I repeat it, therefore, let those engagements be observed in their genuine sense. But in my opinion it is unnecessary,...temporary alliances for extraordinary emergencies. Harmony and a liberal intercourse with all nations, are recommended by policy, humanity, and interest.... | |
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I repeat it, therefore, let those engagements be observed in their genuine sense. But, in my opinion, it is unnecessary and would be unwise to extend them. Taking care always to keep ourselves, by suitable establishments, on a respectable defensive posture,... 
