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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The President wishes the Japanese to be very prudent about the introduction of opium, and if a treaty is made, he wishes that opium may be strictly prohibited.Townsend Harris
The expense of a war could be paid in time; but the expense of opium, when once the habit is formed, will only increase with time.
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The nations of the West hope that by means of steam communication all the world will become as one family.
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The United States was also provoked by the Chinese but, not being anxious for war, the government refused to unite with England and France.
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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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We do not wish to open your ports to foreign trade all at once.
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