If war should break out between England... by Townsend Harris | We Heart Quotes

War Education England Diplomat New York City

If war should break out between England and Japan, the latter would suffer much more than the former.

- Townsend Harris

Other quotes by Townsend Harris

War

If Japan had been near to either England or France, war would have broken out long ago.

- Townsend Harris

Open

We do not wish to open your ports to foreign trade all at once.

- Townsend Harris

Countries

We were sent to this country by the President, who desires to promote the welfare of Japan, and are quite different from the ambassadors of other countries.

- Townsend Harris

Countries

Since the invention of steamships distant countries have become like those that are near at hand.

- Townsend Harris

Countries First

As the treaty made with the United States was the first treaty entered into by your country with other countries, therefore the President regards Japan with peculiar friendliness.

- Townsend Harris

Time People

The President regards the Japanese as a brave people; but courage, though useful in time of war, is subordinate to knowledge of arts; hence, courage without such knowledge is not to be highly esteemed.

- Townsend Harris

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