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Why don't you show us a statesman who can rise up to the emergency, and cave in the emergency's head.

'Tis our true policy to steer clear of permanent alliances, with any portion of the foreign world--so far, I mean, as we are now at liberty to do it.

Why forego the advantages of so peculiar a situation?--Why quit our own to stand upon foreign ground?--Why by interweaving our destiny with that of any part of Europe, entangle our peace and prosperity in the toils of European ambition, rivalship, interest, humour or caprice?

An ambassador is an honest man sent to lie abroad for the commonwealth.

Tell the truth, and so puzzle and confound your adversaries.