Excluded Quote by Townsend Harris

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“Any nation that refuses to hold intercourse with other nations must expect to be excluded from this family.”

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The President regards the Japanese as a brave people; but courage, though useful in time of war, is subordinate to knowledge of arts; hence,…

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In time of war steamships and improved arms are the most important things.

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The United States have no possessions in the east and do not desire to have any, as other countries do.

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Open the doors to all. Let the children of the rich and the poor take their seats together and know of no distinction save…

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If you make a treaty first with the United States and settle the matter of the opium trade, England cannot change this, though she…

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The President of the United States thinks that for the Japanese opium is more dangerous than war.

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

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The expense of a war could be paid in time; but the expense of opium, when once the habit is formed, will only increase…

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

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Two things are desired in order that intercourse may be had: First, that a minister or agent be allowed to reside at the capital.…

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By means of steam one can go from California to Japan in eighteen days.

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The President is of opinion that if Japan makes a treaty with the United States, all other foreign countries will make the same kind…

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