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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 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.
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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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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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By means of steam one can go from California to Japan in eighteen days.
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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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In time of war steamships and improved arms are the most important things.
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We do not wish to open your ports to foreign trade all at once.
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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 of a treaty, and Japan will be safe thereafter.
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