 | Andrew White Young - 1848 - 304 Seiten
...good policy does not equally enjoin it? It will be worthy of a free, enlightened, and at no diitant period, a great nation, to give to mankind the magnanimous...an exalted justice and benevolence. Who can doubt but that in the course of time and things the fruits of such a plan would richly repay any temporary... | |
 | Benson John Lossing - 1848 - 146 Seiten
...morality enjoin this conduct, and can it be that good policy does not equally enjoin it? It will be worthy of a free, enlightened, and at no distant period a great nation, to gjve to mankind the magnanimous and too novel example of a people ahvays guided by an exalted justice... | |
 | Eric Nordlinger - 1996 - 346 Seiten
...all people are upon us" is this passage from George Washington's Farewell Address: "It will be worthy of a free, enlightened, and at no distant period a...always guided by an exalted justice and benevolence." On his inauguration Thomas Jefferson advised against "entangling alliances" for both security and idealistic... | |
 | Matthew Spalding, Patrick J. Garrity - 1996 - 244 Seiten
...Washington introduced the equivalent American ambition for greatness in foreign policy: "It will be worthy of a free, enlightened, and, at no distant period, a great Nation, to give mankind the too novel example of a People always guided by an exalted justice and benevolence."60 In... | |
 | Walter A. McDougall - 1997 - 316 Seiten
...equally enjoin it? It will be worthy of a free, enhghtened, and at no distant period a great narion to give to mankind the magnanimous and too novel example...be lost by a steady adherence to it? Can it be that Providence has not connected the permanent fehcity of a nation with its virtue? The experiment, at... | |
 | Richard C. Sinopoli - 1996 - 456 Seiten
...morality enjoin this conduct; and can it be that good policy does not equally enjoin it? It will be worthy of a free, enlightened, and, at no distant period,...fruits of such a plan would richly repay any temporary advantage which might be lost by a steady adherence to it? Can it be, that Providence has not connected... | |
 | Daniel C. Palm - 1997 - 230 Seiten
...morality enjoin this conduct. And can it be that good policy does not equally enjoin it? It will be worthy of a free, enlightened, and at no distant period a...fruits of such a plan would richly repay any temporary advantage which might be lost by a steady adherence to it? Can it be that Providence has not connected... | |
 | George Washington - 1998 - 40 Seiten
...morality enjoin this conduct, and can it be that good policy does not equally enjoin it? It will be worthy of a free, enlightened, and, at no distant period,...lost by a steady adherence to it? Can it be, that Providence has not connected the permanent felic[22] ity of a nation with its virtue? The experiment,... | |
 | H. W. Brands - 1998 - 356 Seiten
...would the United States simultaneously serve the cause of America and of humanity. "It will be worthy of a free, enlightened, and at no distant period a...always guided by an exalted justice and benevolence." The example would produce its benefits only if United States remained distant from the affairs of foreign... | |
 | Joseph Story - 1999 - 374 Seiten
...enjoin this conduct ; and can it be, that good policy does not equally enjoin it ? It will be worthy of a free, enlightened, and, at no distant period,...advantages, which might be lost by a steady adherence to it ? Cap it be, that Providence has not connected the permanent felicity of a Nation with its Virtue ?... | |
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Observe good faith and justice towards all Nations. Cultivate peace and harmony with all. Religion and morality enjoin this conduct; and can it be that good policy does not equally enjoin it? It will be worthy of a free> enlightened, and, at no distant... 
