The war just concluded with Great Britain had reflected the highest honor upon our navy; while on land we had demonstrated, if not the absolute impossibility, certainly the serious difficulty and danger, of an invasion of our soil by any foreign power.
Blaine highlights the honor gained by the U.S. Navy during the War of 1812 and the challenges of foreign invasions.
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