| William David Hill - 1881 - 70 pagina’s
...intermeddle with the affairs of our nations ; it is to maintain our own principle, not to depart from it. But I am clearly of Mr. Canning's opinion, that it will prevent instead of provoking war. * * * jfor ¡8 ^ne occasion to be slighted which this proposition offers, of declaring our protest... | |
| 1897 - 832 pagina’s
...tend more to knit our affections than to be fighting once more side by side • in the same cause. But I am clearly of Mr. Canning's opinion, that it will prevent instead of provoking war. Nor is the occasion to be slighted which this proposition offers of declaring our protest against the... | |
| Francis Wharton - 1886 - 876 pagina’s
...the European powers and draw over to our side its most powerful member, surely we should do it. But 1 am clearly of Mr. Canning's opinion that it will prevent...that of our two continents, all Europe combined would not undertake such a war, for how would they propose to get at either enemy without superior fleets... | |
| Francis Wharton - 1887 - 872 pagina’s
...principle, not to depart from it; and if, to facilitate this, we can effect a division in the J)ody of the European powers and draw over to our side its...most powerful member, surely we should do it. But 1 am clearly of Mr. Canning's opinion that it will prevent instead of provoking war. With Great Britain... | |
| Freeman Snow - 1894 - 536 pagina’s
...our nations. It is to maintain our own principle, not to depart from it. And if, to facilitate, we can effect a division in the body of the European...that of our two continents, all Europe combined would not undertake such a war. For how would they propose to get at either enemy without superior fleets... | |
| John Bigelow - 1895 - 496 pagina’s
...nations. It is to maintain our own principle, not to depart from it. And if,,to facilitate this, we can effect a division in the body of the European...Canning's opinion that it will prevent instead of provoke war. With Great Britain withdrawn from their scale and shifted into that of our two continents,... | |
| John Bigelow - 1895 - 474 pagina’s
...we should do it. But I am clearly of Mr. Canning's opinion that it will prevent instead of provoke war. With Great Britain withdrawn from their scale...that of our two continents, all Europe combined would not undertake such a war. For how would they propose to get at either enemy without superior flcets... | |
| John Bigelow - 1895 - 472 pagina’s
...we should do it. But I am clearly of Mr. Canning's opinion that it will prevent instead of provoke war. With Great Britain withdrawn from their scale and shifted into that of oar two continents, all Europe combined would not undertake such a war. For how would they propose... | |
| Alexander Francis Morrison - 1896 - 62 pagina’s
...nations. It is to maintain our own principle, not to depart from it. And if, to facilitate this, we can effect a division in the body of the European...Canning's opinion — that it will prevent instead of provoke war. With Great Britain withdrawn from their scale and shifted into that of our two con7 tinents,... | |
| 1896 - 44 pagina’s
...principle, not to depart from it; and if, to facilitate this, we can effect a division In the body of European powers and draw over to our side its most...member, surely we should do it. But I am clearly of Mi-. Canning's opinion that it will prevent, instead of provoking, war. With Great Britain withdrawn... | |
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