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"Tis our true policy to steer clear of permanent alliances with any portion of the foreign world - as far I mean as we are now at liberty to do it."
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"Neutrality is at times a graver sin than belligerence."
"Third, we could, while denouncing them both as illegal, have acquiesced in them both and thus remained neutral with both sides, although not agreeing with either as to the righteousness of their respective orders."
"I don't think anybody who looks carefully at us thinks that we are a left-wing or a right-wing organization."
"Impartial - unable to perceive any promise of personal advantage from espousing either side of a controversy."
"Neutrality, as a lasting principle, is an evidence of weakness."
"I have a kind of neutrality, physically, which has helped me. I have a face that can be made to look a lot better - or a lot worse."
"Tis our true policy to steer clear of permanent alliances with any portion of the foreign world - as far I mean as we are now at liberty to do it."
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"I can only say that there is not a man living who wishes more sincerely than I do to see a plan adopted for the abolition of slavery."
"A slender acquaintance with the world must convince every man that actions, not words, are the true criterion of the attachment of friends."
"Experience teaches us that it is much easier to prevent an enemy from posting themselves than it is to dislodge them after they have got possession."
"We should not look back unless it is to derive useful lessons from past errors, and for the purpose of profiting by dearly bought experience."
"The marvel of all history is the patience with which men and women submit to burdens unnecessarily laid upon them by their governments."
"Friendship is a plant of slow growth and must undergo and withstand the shocks of adversity before it is entitled to the appellation."
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