Although conscious of their inability to heal admitted and palpable social evils of their own, and which are completely within their jurisdiction, they engage in the offensive and hopeless undertaking of reforming the domestic institutions of other States, wholly beyond their control and authority.
He criticizes states for attempting to reform social issues in other states while neglecting their own responsibilities.
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There is no condemnation which the voice of freedom will not pronounce upon us should we prove faithless to this great trust.
Our present attitude and past course give assurances, which should not be questioned, that our purposes are not aggressive nor threatening to the safety and welfare of other nations.
At one period or another every maritime power has by some solemn treaty stipulation recognized that principle, and it might have been hoped that it would come to be universally received and respected as a rule of international law.
Amicable relations between them and reciprocal good will are essential for the promotion of whatever is desirable in their moral, social, and political condition.
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