 | Alexis de Tocqueville - 2003 - 758 страници
...to public than to private affairs, that honesty is always the best policy. I repeat it; therefore, let those engagements be observed in their genuine...always to keep ourselves, by suitable establishments, in a respectable defensive posture, we may safely trust to temporary alliances for extraordinary emergencies.'... | |
 | Michael Waldman - 363 страници
...applicable to public than to private affairs that honesty is always the best policy. I repeat, therefore, let those engagements be observed in their genuine...them. Taking care always to keep ourselves by suitable establish' ments on a respectable defensive posture, we may safely trust to temporary alliances for... | |
 | Ivo H. Daalder, James M. Lindsay - 2003 - 286 страници
...beloved Mount Vernon. He encouraged his countrymen to pursue peace and commercial relations. "Harmony, liberal intercourse with all nations are recommended by policy, humanity, and interest." But he discouraged them from tying their political fate to the decisions of others. "It is our true policy,"... | |
 | Alexis de Tocqueville - 2004 - 960 страници
...to public than to private affairs, that honesty is always the best policy). I repeat it therefore, let those engagements be observed in their genuine...to keep ourselves, by suitable establishments, on a respectably defensive posture, we may safely trust to temporary alliances for extraordinary emergencies.... | |
 | Thomas L. Krannawitter, Daniel C. Palm - 2005 - 270 страници
...to public than to private affairs, that honesty is always the best policy). I repeat it therefore, let those engagements be observed in their genuine...to keep ourselves, by suitable establishments, on a respectably defensive posture, we may safely trust to temporary alliances for extraordinary emergencies.... | |
 | Peter Augustine Lawler, Robert Martin Schaefer - 2005 - 444 страници
...to public than to private affairs, that honesty is always the best policy). I repeat it therefore, let those engagements be observed in their genuine...to keep ourselves, by suitable establishments, on a respectably defensive posture, we may safely trust to temporary alliances for extraordinary emergencies.... | |
 | Washington Irving - 2005 - 417 страници
...— [l repeat it therefore let those engagements] f be observed in their genuine sense. — But hi my opinion it is unnecessary and would be unwise to...to keep ourselves, by suitable establishments, on a respectably defensive posture, we may safely trust to [temporary] ** alliances for extraordinary emergencies.... | |
 | Donald E. Schmidt - 2005 - 386 страници
...any portion of the foreign world.... Taking care always to keep ourselves by suitable establishment on a respectable defensive posture, we may safely...temporary alliances for extraordinary emergencies. 1 These cautionary words about avoiding involvement in world politics are said, by some 20th century... | |
 | Donald E. Schmidt - 2005 - 770 страници
...any portion of the foreign world.... Taking care always to keep ourselves by suitable establishment on a respectable defensive posture, we may safely trust to temporary alliances for extraordinary emergencies.1 These cautionary words about avoiding involvement in world politics are said, by some... | |
 | Wardell Lindsay - 2006 - 24 страници
...applicable to public than to private affairs that honesty is always the best policy. I repeat, therefore, let those engagements be observed in their genuine...alliances for extraordinary emergencies. Harmony, liberal intercourse with all nations are recommended by policy, humanity, and interest. But even our... | |
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... so far, I mean, as we are now at liberty to do it; for let me not be understood as capable of patronizing infidelity to existing engagements. I hold the maxim no less applicable to public than to private affairs, that honesty is always the best policy... 
