| Benjamin Franklin - 1818 - 462 Seiten
...received the letter your Excellency did me the honor of writmg to me the 4th instant. I have never known a peace made, even the most advantageous, that was...world, for in this they are frequently cursed. Being as vet rather too much attached to this world, 1 had therefore no ambition to be concerned in fabricating... | |
| Benjamin Franklin - 1818 - 494 Seiten
...4th instant. . .-,..•,.,. I have never known a peace made, even the most advantageous, that «:is not censured as inadequate, and the makers condemned...Being as yet rather too much attached to this world, 1 'had therefore no ambition to be concerned in fabricating this peace, and know not how I came to... | |
| Benjamin Franklin - 1818 - 480 Seiten
...writing to me the 4th instant. I have never known a peace made, even the most advantageous, that «as not censured as inadequate, and the makers condemned...Being as yet rather too much attached to this world, 1 had therefore no ambition to be concerned in fabricating this peace, and know not how I came to be... | |
| Benjamin Franklin - 1859 - 680 Seiten
...the letter your excellency did me the honour of writing to me the 4th instant " I have never known a peace made, even the most advantageous, that was...in the other world, for in this they are frequently cwrsfd. Being as yet rather too much attached to this world, I had therefore no ambition to be concerned... | |
| Walter Bagehot - 1872 - 382 Seiten
...any one. It is sure to be subjected to vague censure. Benjamin Franklin said, " I have never known a peace made, even the most advantageous, that was...other world, for in this they are frequently cursed." And this is very often the view taken now in England of treaties. There being nothing practical in... | |
| Benjamin Franklin, Jared Sparks - 1882 - 594 Seiten
...John Jay. Henry Laurens, and Thomas Jefferson. Mr. Jefferson did not accept the appointment. \ known a peace made, even the most advantageous, that was...makers condemned as injudicious or corrupt. "BLESSED arc the peace-makers" is, I suppose, to be understood in the other world ; for in this they are frequently... | |
| Walter Bagehot - 1891 - 608 Seiten
...any one. It is sure to be subjected to vague censure. Benjamin Franklin said, " I have never known a peace made, even the most advantageous, that was...other world, for in this they are frequently cursed." And this is very often the view taken now in England of treaties. There being nothing practical in... | |
| Benjamin Franklin - 1904 - 476 Seiten
...received the letter your Excellency did me the honor of writing to me the 4th instant. I have never known a peace made, even the most advantageous, that was...condemned as injudicious or corrupt. " BLESSED are the peace-makers,1" is, I suppose, to be understood in the other world, for in this they are frequently... | |
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