Since the invention of steamships distant countries have become like those that are near at hand.
Townsend HarrisWhen the ambassadors of other foreign countries come to Japan to make treaties, they can be told that such and such a treaty has been made with the ambassador of the United States, and they will rest satisfied with this.
Townsend HarrisAny nation that refuses to hold intercourse with other nations must expect to be excluded from this family.
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