Is this "the true american policy" ? Sir Knight (on his knees again). "Yes, my letter of acceptance is as gentle as a sucking dove; but when I get in, I'll screech like an American war- eagle, and I'll twist the British lion's tail for you; I'll protect you from British dungeons after you have killed innocent women and children with dynamite. Who could do more for you?" : James Blaine kniet vor einem irischen Einwanderer und bittet ihn um seine Stimme / Th. Nast