Were I to indulge my own theory, I should wish them to practise neither commerce nor navigation, but to stand, with respect to Europe, precisely on the footing of China. We should thus avoid wars, and all our citizens would be husbandmen. The Writings of Thomas Jefferson: 1784-1787 - Page 107by Thomas Jefferson - 1894Full view - About this book
| Thomas Jefferson - United States - 1829 - 510 pages
...their constitutions have provided no means of counteracting it. They are therefore beginmng to vest Congress with the absolute power of regulating their...the farmers must either employ the surplus of their lime in manufactures, or the surplus. of our hands must be employed in manufactures, or in navigation.... | |
| Richard Hildreth - United States - 1852 - 776 pages
...encouraging our states to become commercial ? Were I to indulge my own theory, I should wish them to practice neither commerce nor navigation, but to stand with...avoid wars, and all our citizens would be husbandmen." Considering, however, the decided bent of the Eastern States for trade and navigation, Jefferson at... | |
| Richard Hildreth - United States - 1852 - 782 pages
...encouraging our states to become commercial ? Were I to indulge my own theory, I should wish them to practice neither commerce nor navigation, but to stand with...avoid wars, and all our citizens would be husbandmen." Considering, however, the decided bent of the Eastern States for trade and navigation, Jefferson at... | |
| John Stetson Barry - Massachusetts - 1857 - 494 pages
...1808, and Hildreth's US, 2d series, iii. 50. "Were I to indulge my own theory, I should wifh the states to practise neither commerce nor navigation, but to...avoid wars, and all our citizens would be husbandmen." 3 Hildreth's US, 2d series, iii. 5-L " Never," says Carey, Olive Branch, 135, " was I more deceived... | |
| John Church Hamilton - United States - 1864 - 960 pages
...effect the policy he then avowed, — "Were I to indulge my own theory, I should wish them to practice neither commerce nor navigation, but to stand with...respect to Europe, precisely on the footing of China." If Jefferson preferred isolation, Europe did not ; and a short time only elapsed, when he wrote to... | |
| John Church Hamilton - United States - 1859 - 604 pages
...at the same period avows, " were I to indulge my own theory, I should wish them (the United States) to practise neither commerce nor navigation, but to...respect to Europe, precisely on the footing of China."§ The opinions of Adams as to the foreign policy of this country, were not less various. At one time... | |
| John Church Hamilton - United States - 1859 - 602 pages
...at the same period avows, " were I to indulge my own theory, I should wish them (the United States) to practise neither commerce nor navigation, but to...respect to Europe, precisely on the footing of China."§ The opinions of Adams as to the foreign policy of this country, were not less various. At one time... | |
| John Church Hamilton - United States - 1859 - 600 pages
...at the same period avows, " were I to indulge my own theory, I should wish them (the United States) to practise neither commerce nor navigation, but to...respect to Europe, precisely on the footing of China."§ The opinions of Adams as to the foreign policy of this country, were not less various. At one time... | |
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