 There is a rank due to the United States among nations, which will be withheld, if not absolutely lost, by the reputation of weakness. If we desire to avoid insult, we must be able to repel it; if we desire to secure peace, one of the most powerful instruments...  Life of Washington - Page 493by George Washington, Jared Sparks - 1855Full view - About this book
 | William Belsham - Great Britain - 1801 - 428 pages
...able to repel it. If we desire to secure peace, one of the most powerful instruments of our rising prosperity, it must be known that we are at all times ready for war." These expressions, though they bore relation also to England and Spain, were understood to be pointed chiefly... | |
 | John Taylor - Jefferson, Thomas - 1804 - 148 pages
...able to repel it ; if we desire to secure peace, one of the most powerful instruments of our rising prosperity, it must be known, that we are at all times ready for war." The means, by which these desirable ends are to be secured, are stated in the following words, which... | |
 | United States. President - Presidents - 1805 - 276 pages
...able to repel it; if we desire to secure peace, one of the most powerful instruments of our rising prosperity, it must be known, that we are at all times ready for war. The documents which will be presented to you, will shew the amount, and kinds of arms and military... | |
 | John Marshall - 1807 - 840 pages
...must be able to repel it; if we desire to secure peace... one of the most powerful instruments of our prosperity,... it must be known that we are, at all times, ready for war." These observations were followed by a recommendation to augment the supply of arms and ammuniti9n in the... | |
 | Aaron Bancroft - 1807 - 576 pages
...must be able to repel it, if we desire to secure peace, one of the most powerful instruments of our prosperity, it must be known that we are, at all times ready for war." -^ After advising the greatest appropriations for the redemption of the publick debt, which the resources... | |
 | Aaron Bancroft - 1808 - 600 pages
...must be able to repel it ; if we desire to secure peace, one of the most powerful instruments of our prosperity, it must be known that we are at all times ready for war." After advising the greatest appropriations for the redemption of the public debt, which the resources... | |
 | Isaac Maltby - Military art and science - 1811 - 540 pages
...^Washington. . 1! wi- desire to avoid insult, wt must be able to repel it. If we desire 10 secure peace, it must be known that we are at all times ready for war....Wcw/i/n#f<mr In conformity to the Act of the Conpres-of the United States, intitled, - An Act... | |
 | United States - 1815 - 508 pages
...able to repel it; if wedesire to secure peace, one of the most powerful instruments ofi par rising prosperity, it must be known, that we are at all times ready for war. The documents which will be presented to you, will show the amount, and kinds of arms and military... | |
 | Edmund Burke - History - 1821 - 754 pages
...able to repel it; if we desire to secure peace, one of the most powerful instruments of our rising prosperity, it must be known that we are at all times ready for war. — The documents which will be presented to you, will shew the amounts and kinds of arms and military... | |
 | Timothy Pitkin - United States - 1828 - 562 pages
...must be able to repel it ; if we desire to secure peace, one of the most powerful instruments of our prosperity, it must be known, that we are at all times ready for war." After stating the continuance of Indian hostilities, and recommending among other things, that provision... | |
| |
