Our refusal to be brought within and subjected to their peculiar system has, I fear, created a jealous distrust of our conduct and induced on their part occasional acts of disturbing effect upon our foreign relations.
Pierce expresses concern about how the U.S. refusal to conform to certain foreign systems has affected international relations.
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