 | John Church Hamilton - 1879
...nations, which will be withheld, if not absolutely lost, by the reputation of weakness. If we desire peace, one of the most powerful instruments of our...be known, that we are at all times ready for war." Their efforts, at this time, to impart firmness to the counsels of the Administration were prompted... | |
 | Benson John Lossing - 1881 - 1605 páginas
...must bo 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." Acting upon this hint, Congress, in the spring of 179-1, appropriated (March 11) about $700,000 for... | |
 | Washington Irving - 1882
...be able to repel it ; if we desire to secure peace — oiie of the most powerful instruments of our prosperity — it must be known that we are, at all times, ready for war." In the spirit of these remarks, he urged measures to increase the amount of arms and ammunition in... | |
 | Reunion Society of Vermont Officers - 1906
...avoid insult, we must be able to repel it. If we desire peace, one of the most powerful instruments in our rising prosperity, it must be known that we are at all times ready for war." This would seem ridiculous did we not know that our unreadiness may be the prelude to a national tragedy.... | |
 | George Washington - 1891
...ought not to indulge a persuasion, that, contrary to the order of human events, they will for ever keep at a distance those painful appeals to arms,...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... | |
 | William Wallace Bates - 1892 - 479 páginas
...and contempt of the naval arts. The wise and patriotic Washington in his farewell address said: — "There is a rank due to the United States among nations,...prosperity, it must be known that we are at all times prepared for war." Now, what is our reputation as to the sea? Who believes that we have any power there... | |
 | 1893
...preserving peace ; " and again, in 1793 : "If we desire to avoid insult ; if we desire to secure peace, it must be known that we are at all times ready for war." John Adams, in 1815, thus expressed himself : " The delightful imaginations of universal and perpetual... | |
 | George Washington - 1894 - 423 páginas
...of their duties towards us. 1793. READINESS FOR WAR. peals to arms, with which the history of every nation abounds. There is a rank due to the United...be known, that we are, at all times, ready for war. OFFENSIVE OPERATIONS. 1793. Offensive operations, oftentimes, are the surest, if not in some cases... | |
 | Ainsworth Rand Spofford, Frank Weitenkampf, John Porter Lamberton - 1895
...quoted since, "If we desire to avoid insult, we must be able to repel it; if we desire to secure peace, it must be known that we are at all times ready for war." During Washington's second term, even more than in his first, there were violent dissensions in his... | |
 | Columbia Historical Society (Washington, D.C.) - 1918
...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. ' ' It is because we have not heeded this profound admonition of the Father of his Country, in the... | |
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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 of our rising prosperity, it must be known that we are at all times ready for war. 
