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. A Compilation of the Messages and Papers of the Presidents, 1789-1907 - Sida 209 efter United States. President, James Daniel Richardson - 1908 Obegränsad förhandsgranskning -
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