In a word, the original States went into this permanent league on the agreed premises of exerting their common strength for the defense of the whole and of all its parts, but of utterly excluding all capability of reciprocal aggression.
Pierce describes the original agreement among states to work together while preventing mutual aggression.
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These results have not been attained without passing through trials and perils, by experience of which, and thus only, nations can harden into manhood.
I caused full investigation of that event to be made, and the result shows satisfactorily that complete responsibility for what occurred attaches to the Government of New Granada.
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