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I would respect the rights of all nations, demanding equal respect for our own.
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Boutwell emphasizes the importance of mutual respect among nations in international relations.
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I believe now, as I did then, that it was for the best interests of this country, for the people of Santo Domingo, and all concerned, that the proposition should be received favorably.
Indeed, one may go still further, and say that it is not safe to trust the guidance of the Government in financial affairs to men whose life business it has been to convert information into gold.
The reference of the question at issue to the tribunal at Geneva was a conspicuous instance of the adjustment of a grave international dispute by peaceful methods.
General Grant had no disposition to usurp power.
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