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Top 20 Townsend Harris Quotes (2025 Update)

Townsend Harris Quote: “Open the doors to all. Let the children of the rich and the poor take their seats together and know of no distinction save that of industry, good conduct, and intellect.”

1. “Open the doors to all. Let the children of the rich and the poor take their seats together and know of no distinction save that of industry, good conduct, and intellect.”

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Townsend Harris Quote: “The nations of the West hope that by means of steam communication all the world will become as one family.”

2. “The nations of the West hope that by means of steam communication all the world will become as one family.”

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Townsend Harris Quote: “The United States have no possessions in the east and do not desire to have any, as other countries do.”

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

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

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

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Townsend Harris Quote: “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.”

5. “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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Townsend Harris Quote: “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.”

6. “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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Townsend Harris Quote: “If war should break out between England and Japan, the latter would suffer much more than the former.”

7. “If war should break out between England and Japan, the latter would suffer much more than the former.”

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Townsend Harris Quote: “Since the invention of steamships distant countries have become like those that are near at hand.”

8. “Since the invention of steamships distant countries have become like those that are near at hand.”

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Townsend Harris Quote: “If I write in my name to the agents of England and France residing in Asia and inform them that Japan is ready to make a commercial treaty with their countries, the number of steamers will be reduced from fifty to two or three.”

9. “If I write in my name to the agents of England and France residing in Asia and inform them that Japan is ready to make a commercial treaty with their countries, the number of steamers will be reduced from fifty to two or three.”

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Townsend Harris Quote: “The President of the United States thinks that for the Japanese opium is more dangerous than war.”

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

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Townsend Harris Quote: “By means of steam one can go from California to Japan in eighteen days.”

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

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Townsend Harris Quote: “Japan and China are isolated and without intercourse with other countries; hence the President directed me to attend to or watch the state of affairs in China also.”

12. “Japan and China are isolated and without intercourse with other countries; hence the President directed me to attend to or watch the state of affairs in China also.”

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Townsend Harris Quote: “When 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.”

13. “When 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.”

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Townsend Harris Quote: “In case of war, a treaty would have to be made at the end of the war.”

14. “In case of war, a treaty would have to be made at the end of the war.”

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Townsend Harris Quote: “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.”

15. “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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Townsend Harris Quote: “We were sent to this country by the President, who desires to promote the welfare of Japan, and are quite different from the ambassadors of other countries.”

16. “We were sent to this country by the President, who desires to promote the welfare of Japan, and are quite different from the ambassadors of other countries.”

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Townsend Harris Quote: “If Japan had been near to either England or France, war would have broken out long ago.”

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

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Townsend Harris Quote: “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.”

18. “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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Townsend Harris Quote: “Two things are desired in order that intercourse may be had: First, that a minister or agent be allowed to reside at the capital. Second, that commerce between different countries be freely allowed.”

19. “Two things are desired in order that intercourse may be had: First, that a minister or agent be allowed to reside at the capital. Second, that commerce between different countries be freely allowed.”

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Townsend Harris Quote: “In time of war steamships and improved arms are the most important things.”

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

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