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5639. NATIONS, Government of.—
I
think, with others, that nations are to be governed
according to their own interest, but I
am convinced that it is their interest, in the
long run to be grateful, faithful to their engagements,
even in the worst of circumstances,
and honorable and generous always.—
To M. de Lafayette. Washington ed. iii, 132.
Ford ed., v, 152.
(N.Y.,
1790)
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