 | 1903 - 456 Seiten
...letter of advice, from which the following is taken. "Our first and fundamental maxim," Jefferson wrote, "should be, never to entangle ourselves in the broils...suffer Europe to intermeddle with cisAtlantic affairs." "Great Britain is the nation which can do us the most harm of anyone or all on earth, and, with her... | |
 | Andrew Carnegie - 1893 - 592 Seiten
...countries, and so baneful to free ones." Jefferson further lays down as "our first and fundamental maxim," "never to entangle ourselves in the broils of Europe....Europe to intermeddle with cis-atlantic affairs." And thus was reached the great doctrine, bearing the name of Monroe, declaring to the powers of Europe... | |
 | Andrew Carnegie - 1893 - 582 Seiten
...countries, and so baneful to free ones." Jefferson further lays down as "our first and fundamental maxim," " never to entangle ourselves in the broils of Europe....Europe to intermeddle with cis-atlantic affairs." And thus was reached the great doctrine, bearing the name of Monroe, declaring to the powers of Europe... | |
 | James Schouler - 1893 - 270 Seiten
...been offered to my contemplation since that of Independence. That made us a nation ; this sets our compass, and points the course which we are to steer through the ocean of time opening on us. ... Our first and fundamental maxim should be, never to entangle ourselves in the broils of Europe... | |
 | Freeman Snow - 1894 - 536 Seiten
...ever been offered to my contemplation since that of independence. That made us a nation, this aeJa our compass, and points the course which we are to steer...maxim should be, never to entangle ourselves in the hrr 'i ' 1 " »f Tfrir^p 0 Our second, never to suffer Europe to intermeddle with rin Atlnntif nffrun... | |
 | Oneida Historical Society at Utica - 1894 - 922 Seiten
...ever been offered to my contemplation since th^t of Independence. That made us a nation; this sets our compass and points the course which we are to steer...ocean of time opening on us. And never could we embark upon it under circumstances more auspicious. Our first and fundamental maxim should be never to entangle... | |
 | Samuel Giles Buckingham - 1894 - 574 Seiten
...earnestly advised by ex-President Jefferson, who, in his letter to Mr. Monroe, says: — Our first fundamental maxim should be never to entangle ourselves...broils of Europe; our second, never to suffer Europe to meddle with our cis-Atlantic affairs. America, North and South, has a set of separate interests distinct... | |
 | Samuel Giles Buckingham - 1894 - 572 Seiten
...Jefferson, who, in his letter to Mr. Monroe, says : — Our first fundamental maxim should be novor to entangle ourselves in the broils of Europe; our second, never to sulfur Europe to meddle with our cis-Atluiitic affairs. America, North and South, has a set of separate... | |
 | John Franklin Jameson, Henry Eldridge Bourne, Robert Livingston Schuyler - 1902 - 886 Seiten
...quid pro quo ; this is sufficiently plain from Jefferson's oft-quoted letter of advice to Monroe : " Our first and fundamental maxim should be, never to...broils of Europe. Our second, never to suffer Europe to meddle with cisatlantic affairs." Much trouble and confusion might have been saved had Monroe and Adams... | |
 | John Bigelow - 1895 - 474 Seiten
...been offered to my contemplation since that of independence. That made us a nation ; this sets our compass and points the course which we are to steer...ocean of time opening on us. And never could we embark upon it under circumstances more auspicious. Our first and fundamental maxim should be, never to tangle... | |
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The question presented by the letters you have sent me, is the most momentous which has ever been offered to my contemplation since that of Independence. That made us a nation, this sets our compass and points the course which we are to steer through... 
