 | 1895 - 914 Seiten
...Monticello. Mr. Jefferson's reply was positive. ' Our first and fundamental maxim should be," he said, 'never to entangle ourselves in the broils of Europe...suffer Europe to intermeddle with cisAtlantic affairs.' Mr. Jefferson, it might be added, in the same letter, favored the acquisition of Cuba to the United... | |
 | John Bigelow - 1895 - 472 Seiten
...it under circumstances more auspicious. Our first and fundamental maxim should be, never to tangle ourselves in the broils of Europe. Our second, never to suffer Europe to intermeddle with eis-Atlantic affairs. America, North and South, has a set of interests distinct from those of Europe,... | |
 | John Bigelow - 1895 - 496 Seiten
...course which we are to steer through the 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 ourselves in the broils of Europe. Our second, never to suffer Europe to intermeddle with cis-Atlantic... | |
 | Lindley Miller Keasbey - 1896 - 662 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 entangle... | |
 | Alexander Francis Morrison - 1896 - 62 Seiten
...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...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... | |
 | James Penny Boyd - 1896 - 632 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 entangle... | |
 | Daniel Bedinger Lucas - 1896 - 262 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." It is not necessary here to dwell upon the successive assaults upon the rights of the people of Europe... | |
 | John Chetwood - 1896 - 228 Seiten
...with their concerns," President Monroe embodied the thought if not the words of Thomas Jefferson, " our first and fundamental maxim should" be never to entangle ourselves in the broils of Europe." This is quite plainly the meaning of President Monroe's message, and applies directly to the situation... | |
 | 1896 - 44 Seiten
...л*йг Til«? Doctrine Announced. Thus encouraged, not simply to meet an emergency, but to " point the course which we are to steer through the ocean of time opening on us," Monroe consulted his Secretaries, and, with their approval, announced the new policy of our country^... | |
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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... 
