 Not so can it ever be in the hands of France : the impetuosity of her temper, the energy and restlessness of her character, placed in a point of eternal friction with us, and our character, which, though quiet and loving peace and the pursuit of wealth,...  The New England Magazine - Page 3351903Full view - About this book
 | Alexander Francis Morrison - 1896 - 62 pages
...Bonaparte, that this act would convert France into "our natural and habitual enemy." He says: "It is impossible that France and the United States can continue...friends when they meet in so irritable a position. . . . We must be very improvident if we do not begin to make arrangements on that hypothesis. The day... | |
 | Thomas Jefferson - 1897 - 540 pages
...and energetic as any nation on earth, these circumstances render it impossible that France and the US can continue long friends when they meet in so irritable a position. They as well as we must be blind if they do not see this ; and we must be. very improvident if we do... | |
 | Daniel Wolsey Voorhees - 1898 - 478 pages
...character placed in a point of eternal friction with us, and our character, which, though quiet and loving peace and the pursuit of wealth, is high-minded, despising wealth in competition with insult and injury, enterprising and energetic as any nation on earth ; these circumstances render it impossible... | |
 | Edward Bicknell - 1899 - 136 pages
...character, placed in a point of eternal friction with us and our character, which, though quiet and loving peace and the pursuit of wealth, is highminded,...friends when they meet in so irritable a position." And, certainly, it appeared very ominous to peace when Spain, plainly under French influence, interdicted... | |
 | Edwin Doak Mead - 1899 - 758 pages
...character, placed in a point of eternal friction with us, and our character, which though quiet, and loving peace and the pursuit of wealth, is high-minded,...circumstances render it impossible that France and the US can continue long friends when they meet in so irritable a position. They as well as we must be... | |
 | American Bar Association - 1899 - 752 pages
...character placed in a point of eternal conflict with us, and our character, which though quiet and loving peace and the pursuit of wealth, is high-minded...despising wealth in competition with insult or injury — and energetic as any nation — these circumstances render it impossible that France and the United... | |
 | Thomas Jefferson - 1900 - 498 pages
...character, placed in a point of eternal friction with us, and our character, which, though quiet, and loving peace and the pursuit of wealth, is high-minded,...friends when they meet in so irritable a position. They as well as we must be blind if they do not see this; and we must be very improvident if we do... | |
 | Samuel Eagle Forman - 1900 - 494 pages
...character, placed in a point of eternal friction with us, and our character, which, though quiet, and loving peace and the pursuit of wealth, is high-minded,...injury, enterprising and energetic as any nation on sentence which is to restrain her forever within her low-water mark. It seals the union of two nations... | |
 | 1900 - 784 pages
...character, placed in a point of eternal friction with us and our character, are circumstances which render it impossible that France and the United States...friends when they meet in so irritable a position." Here is shown the great primary motive that influenced Jefferson to action. With the Gulf in hostile... | |
 | Henry Childs Merwin - 1901 - 184 pages
...character, placed in a point of eternal friction with us and our character, which, though quiet and loving peace and the pursuit of wealth, is high-minded,...when they meet in so irritable a position. . . . The day that France takes possession of New Orleans fixes the sentence which is to restrain her forever... | |
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