| 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...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 - 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 - 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 - 1859 - 680 Seiten
...received 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...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
...accountable to 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...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...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... | |
| John Adams - 1977 - 590 Seiten
...received 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 not censured as inadequate, and the Makers condemn'd as injudicious or corrupt. BLESSED are the Peace makers, is I suppose to be understood in... | |
| United States. President (1977-1981 : Carter) - 1977 - 1252 Seiten
...peace between England and America after our own War of Independence, once said that he had never seen a peace made, even the most advantageous, that was not censured as inadequate. Throughout the peace process, both Israel and Egypt have understood that no treaty can embody every... | |
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