In framing such treaties it is the duty of each party not simply to urge with unyielding pertinacity that which suits its own interest, but to concede liberally to that which is adapted to the interest of the other.
Adams stresses the importance of mutual concessions in treaty negotiations to serve the interests of both parties.
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