If you make a treaty first with the United States and settle the matter of the opium trade, England cannot change this, though she should desire to do so.
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Nationality: American Type: Businessman Born: 1804 Death: 1878 |
“This nation can no longer tolerate the autonomous conduct of any single service. A waste of the resources of America in spendthrift defense is an invitation to disaster for America.”
“I like the fact that in ancient Chinese art the great painters always included a deliberate flaw in their work: human creation is never perfect.”