 | Aaron Bancroft - 1847 - 474 էջ
...propensity, and adopts, through passion, what reason would reject ; at other times, it makes the ammosity of the nation subservient to projects of hostility,...another produces a variety of evils. Sympathy for the favourite nation, facilitating the illusion of an imaginary common interest, in cases where no real... | |
 | George Washington - 1848 - 612 էջ
...Government sometimes participates in the national propensity, and adopts through passion what reason would reject ; at other times, it makes the animosity...and other sinister and pernicious motives. The peace ofien, sometimes perhaps the liberty, of Nations has been the victim. So likewise, a passionate attachment... | |
 | Alexis Poole - 1847 - 514 էջ
...government sometime« participates in the national propensity, and adopts through passion what reason would reject ; at other times it makes the animosity of the nation subservient to the projects of hostility, instigated by pride, ambition, and other sinister and pernicious motives.... | |
 | Jonathan French - 1847 - 506 էջ
...government sometimes participates in the national propensity, and adopts through passion what reason would reject; at other times it makes the animosity of the nation subservient to the projects of hostility, instigated by pride, ambition, and other sinister and pernicious motives.... | |
 | Benson John Lossing - 1848 - 146 էջ
...government sometimes participates in the national propensity, and adopts through passion what reason would reject; at other times it makes the animosity...evils. Sympathy for the favorite nation, facilitating the illusion of an imaginary common interest, in cases where no real common interest exists, and infusing... | |
 | Levi Carroll Judson - 1848 - 364 էջ
...government sometimes participates in the national propensity, and adopts through passion, what reason would reject; at other times, it makes the animosity...another, produces a variety of evils. Sympathy for the favourite nation, facilitating the illusion of an imaginary common interest, in cases where no real... | |
 | Aaron Bancroft - 1848 - 472 էջ
...government sometimes participates in the national propensity, and adopts, through passion, what reason would reject ; at other times, it makes the animosity...of the nation subservient to projects of hostility, instigated.by pride, ambition, and othei sinister and pernicious motives. The peace often, sometimes,... | |
 | Andrew White Young - 1848 - 304 էջ
...government sometimes participates in the national propensity, and adopts through passion what reason would reject ; at other times it makes the animosity of the nation subservient to the projects -of hostility, instigated by pride, ambition, and other sinister and pernicious motives.... | |
 | John Frost - 1848 - 424 էջ
...government sometimes participates in the national propensity, and adopts, through passion, what reason would reject; at other times, it makes the animosity of the nation subservient to the projects of hostility, instigated by pride, ambition, and other sinister and pernicious motives.... | |
 | Indiana - 1849 - 510 էջ
...government sometimes participates in the national propensity, and adopts, through passion, what reason would reject ; at other times, it makes the animosity of the nation subservient to the projects of hostility, instigated by pride, ambition and other sinister and pernicious motives.... | |
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The nation, prompted by ill-will and resentment, sometimes impels to war the government, contrary to the best calculations of policy. The government sometimes participates in the national propensity, and adopts through passion what reason would reject;... 
