 Our first and fundamental maxim should be, never to entangle ourselves in the broils of Europe. Our second, never to suffer Europe to intermeddle with cis-Atlantic affairs. . America, North and South, has a set of interests distinct from those of Europe,...  The Congressional Globeby United States. Congress - 1853Full view - About this book
 | John Robert Irelan - 1887 - 560 pages
...On the 24th of October, 1823, in a letter to President Monroe, Mr. Jefferson wrote : — " Our first and fundamental maxim should be, never to entangle...her own, separate and apart from that of Europe." This kind of sentiment Mr. Jefferson had advanced previously, and even, as far back as 1785, he had... | |
 | Lorettus Sutton Metcalf, Walter Hines Page, Joseph Mayer Rice, Frederic Taber Cooper, Arthur Hooley, Henry Goddard Leach, George Henry Payne, D. G. Redmond - 1911 - 786 pages
...following words of Jefferson are worthy to be set in gold upon the front of the Capitol at Washington: " America, North and South, has a set of interests distinct...of her own, separate and apart from that of Europe. While the last is laboring to become the domicile of despotism, our endeavor surely should be to make... | |
 | Francis Wharton - 1886 - 876 pages
...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...to intermeddle with cis'-Atlantic affairs. America, Xorth and South, has a set of interests distinct from those, of Europe, and peculiarly her own. She... | |
 | Andrew Carnegie - 1886 - 552 pages
...destruction to elective governments." 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 so was reached the great doctrine, bearing the name of Monroe» declaring to the powers of Europe... | |
 | John Robert Irelan - 1887 - 620 pages
...States. On the 24th of October, 1823, Mr. Jefferson wrote in a letter to the President: — " Our first and fundamental maxim should be, never to entangle...broils of Europe; our second, never to suffer Europe to meddle with cisatlantic affairs." Mr. Madison wrote in the same general strain, but so threatening... | |
 | Andrew Carnegie - 1887 - 396 pages
...destruction to elective governments." 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 so was reached the great doctrine, bearing the name of Monroe, declaring to the powers of Europe... | |
 | Francis Wharton - 1887 - 872 pages
...could we embark upon it under circumstances more auspicious. Our first and fundamental maxim should bo never to entangle ourselves in the broils of Europe...second, never to suffer Europe to intermeddle with ais-Atlantic affairs. America, North and South, has a set of interests distinct from those of Europe,... | |
 | Francis Wharton - 1887 - 876 pages
...never could we embark npoii it nnder circumstances more auspicious.1' Our first and fundamental maxim I should be never to entangle ourselves in the broils of Europe ; our sec- | oiul, never to suffer Europe to intermeddle with cis-Atlautic affairs. America, North and South,... | |
 | Hermann Von Holst - 1889 - 534 pages
...consider any attempt [of 1 " Our first and fundamental maxim should be, never to entangle our. selves in the broils of Europe. Our second, never to suffer Europe to intermeddle with cis. Atlantic affairs. America, North and South, has certain interests distmct from those of Europe,... | |
 | William Gammell - 1890 - 416 pages
...time opening on us ; and never could we embark on it under circumstances more auspicious. Our first and fundamental maxim should be, never to entangle...broils of Europe. Our second, never to suffer Europe to meddle with cisatlantic affairs. America, North and South, has a set of interests distinct from those... | |
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