You must be a power on earth, and must therefore accept all the consequences of this position.
The principle of evil in Europe is the enervating spirit of Russian absolutism.
I must therefore implore your indulgence for a pretty long and plain development of my views concerning that cause which the citizens of New York, and you particularly, gentlemen, honour with generous interest.
I am a straightforward man.
Neutrality, as a lasting principle, is an evidence of weakness.
