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Quotation from First Inaugural Address by Andrew Jackson
“cultivate friendship on fair and honorable terms, and in the adjustment of any differences that may exist or arise to exhibit the forbearance becoming a powerful nation rather than the sensibility belonging to a gallant people”
First Inaugural Address, Inaugural address, third paragraph (Project Gutenberg #4938)
Jackson's principle for foreign relations: peace and friendship, with the restraint of strength rather than touchy honor.
Citation: "cultivate friendship on fair and honorable terms, and in the adjustment of any differences that may exist or arise to exhibit the forbearance becoming a powerful nation rather than the sensibility belonging to a gallant people" — Andrew Jackson, First Inaugural Address, Inaugural address, third paragraph (Project Gutenberg #4938). (id jackson-first-inaugural-address-q2)
