As the treaty made with the United States was the first treaty entered into by your country with other countries, therefore the President regards Japan with peculiar friendliness.
Townsend Harris Quotes
The President regards the Japanese as a brave people; but courage, though useful in time of war, is subordinate to knowledge of arts; hence, courage without such knowledge is not to be highly esteemed.
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| Birth: | 3rd October, 1804 |
| Death: | 25th February, 1878 |
| Nationality: | American |
| Profession: | Businessman, Politician |
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