As individuals we can not repress sympathy with human suffering nor regret for the causes which produce it; as a nation we are reminded that whatever interrupts the peace or checks the prosperity of any part of Christendom tends more or less to involve our own.
Pierce emphasizes the interconnectedness of nations and the impact of global events on the United States.
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And then both reason and right combine not merely to justify but to require its repeal.
The wise theory of this Government, so early adopted and steadily pursued, of avoiding all entangling alliances has hitherto exempted it from many complications in which it would otherwise have become involved.
These considerations should allay all apprehension that we are disposed to encroach on the rights or endanger the security of other states.
All experience affirms that wherever private enterprise will avail it is most wise for the General Government to leave to that and individual watchfulness the location and execution of all means of communication.
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