 | John Lawrence Tone - 2006 - 353 halaman
...Cuba, forcibly disjoined from its own unnatural connection with Spain, and incapable of self support, can gravitate only towards the North American Union,...law of nature cannot cast her off from its bosom. "lS In 1825, now president, Adams offered to purchase Cuba. The Spanish responded indignantly. Adams... | |
 | John Lawrence Tone - 2006 - 353 halaman
...Cuba, forcibly disjoined from its own unnatural connection with Spain, and incapable of self support, can gravitate only towards the North American Union,...the same law of nature cannot cast her off from its bosom."18 In 1825, now president, Adams offered to purchase Cuba. The Spanish responded indignantly.... | |
 | Himilce Novas - 2007 - 436 halaman
...tree cannot choose but fall to the ground, Cuba, forcibly disjoined from its own unnatural connection with Spain, and incapable of self-support, can gravitate...the North American Union, which by the same law of na172 ture cannot cast her off from its bosom." An operative phrase in Adams's letter is "incapable... | |
 | Joan Hoff - 2007 - 27 halaman
...tree cannot choose but fall to the ground, Cuba forcibly disjointed from its own unnatural connection with Spain, and incapable of selfsupport, can gravitate...only towards the North American Union, which by the law of nature cannot cast her off from its bosom" (quote from LaFeber at 85). 10. These are the five... | |
 | 1921 - 478 halaman
...well as of physical gravitation; and if an apple, severed by the tempest from its native tree, can not choose but fall to the ground, Cuba, forcibly disjoined...American Union, which, by the same law of nature, can not cast her off from its bosom. ^ • It has been contended that this principle has a universal... | |
 | 1921 - 470 halaman
...well as of physical gravitation; and if an apple, severed by the tempest from its native tree, can not choose but fall to the ground, Cuba, forcibly disjoined...American Union, which, by the same law of nature, can not cast her off from its bosom. It has been contended that this principle has a universal application,... | |
 | 1895 - 658 halaman
...tree, can not choose but fall to the ground, Cuba, forcibly disjoined from its own unnatural connection with Spain, and incapable of self-support, can gravitate...American Union, which, by the same law of nature, can not cast her off from its bosom."* The immediate object in view was to prevent Great Britain from... | |
 | 716 halaman
...disjoined from its unnatural connexion with Spain, and incapable of self-support, can gravitate only toward the North American Union, which, by the same law of nature, cannot cast her ofF from her bosom. The transfer of Cuba to Great Britain would be an event unpropitious to the interests of... | |
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... there are laws of political as well as of physical gravitation ; and if an apple, severed by the tempest from its native tree, cannot choose but fall to the ground, Cuba, forcibly disjoined from its own unnatural connexion with Spain, and incapable... 
