 | 1857 - 496 страници
...to sell the sovereignty of Cuba to the United States, "then," say Mr. Buchanan and his associates, "by every law, human and divine, we shall be justified in wresting it from Spain, IF WE HAVE THE POWER!" Had the recklessness of the Southern policy confined itself to the continent, it might... | |
 | Benson John Lossing - 1857 - 702 страници
...to sell Cuba to the United States," then, li by every bw, human and divine, we [the United States] shall be justified in wresting it from Spain, if we possess the power." This doctrine, that "might makes right." has been strongly condemned, when promulgated by other nations,... | |
 | 1859 - 780 страници
...value, and this shall have been refused, it will then be time to consider the question, does Cuba, in possession of Spain, seriously endanger our internal...Spain, if we possess the power, and this upon the same principle that would justify an individual in tearing down the burning houses of his neighbor,... | |
 | Freeman Hunt, Thomas Prentice Kettell, William Buck Dana - 1859 - 804 страници
...value, and this shall have been refused, it will then be time to consider the question, does Cuba, in possession of Spain, seriously endanger our internal...Spain, if we possess the power, and this upon the same principle that would justify an individual in tearing clown the burning houses of his neighbor,... | |
 | 1859 - 788 страници
...value, and this shall have been refused, it will then be time to consider the question, does Cuba, in possession of Spain, seriously endanger our internal...cherished Union ? Should this question be answered in the ajffirm'iiive, then, by every law, human and divine, we shall be justified in wresting it from Spain,... | |
 | 1859 - 782 страници
...value, and this shall have been refused, it will then be time to consider the question, does Cuba, in possession of Spain, seriously endanger our internal peace, and the existence of our cherished Union I Should this question be answered in the affirmative, then, by every law, human and -divine, we shall... | |
 | Benson John Lossing - 1859 - 674 страници
...refuse to sell Cuba to the United States," then, "by every law, human and divine, we [the United States] shall be justified in wresting it from Spain, if we possess the power." This doctrine, that " might makes right," has been strongly condemned, when promulgated by other nations,... | |
 | Seba Smith - 1859 - 470 страници
...first law of nature with States as well as with individuals." Matters and things being thus and so, " then, by every law, human and divine, we shall be justified in wresting Cuba from Spain, if we possess the power." There, says I, there's your chart, as plain as the nose... | |
 | Seba Smith - 1859 - 506 страници
...first law of nature with States as well as with individuals." Matters and things being thus and so, " then, by every law, human and divine, we shall be justified in wresting Cuba from Spain, if we possess the power." There, says I, there's your chart, as plain as the nose... | |
 | Frederick Milnes Edge - 1860 - 250 страници
...Cuba far beyond its present value, and this shall have been refused, it will then be time to consider the question — does Cuba, in the possession of Spain,...wresting it from Spain, if we possess the power." Is there in the whole range of diplomacy so vile a document as this? The only excuse which any of the... | |
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After we shall have offered Spain a price for Cuba far beyond its present value, and this shall have been refused, it will then be time to consider the question, does Cuba, in the possession of Spain, seriously endanger our internal peace and the existence... 
