To speak discourteously, insultingly, does not do them any harm; it may irritate them, and therefore, it may do us some harm.
Besides acting squarely, talk politely.
For my own part, I have striven and shall strive to avoid placing any obstacle in the way.
He warred for the Union; he warred to free the slave; and when he warred he warred in earnest, for it is a sign of weakness to be half-heart...
The surveys, while of course beneficial to the people of the Philippine Islands, should be undertaken as a national work for the information...
Circumstances have placed under the control of this Government the Philippine Archipelago.
It is not probable that the survey would be completed in a less period than that of eight or ten years, but it is well that it should be beg...
The islands of that group present as many interesting and novel questions with respect to their ethnology, their fauna and flora, and their ...
Only preliminary explorations have yet been made in the archipelago, and it should be a matter of pride to the Government of the United Stat...
I recommend, therefore, that provision be made for the appointment of a board of surveys to superintend the national surveys and exploration...
It should not be under the control of the authorities of the Philippine Islands, for it should be undertaken as a national work and subject ...