South America
- Argentina
- Julio Argentino Roca, President of Argentina (1880–1886)
- Miguel Juárez Celman, President of Argentina (1886–1890)
- Brazil - Pedro II, Emperor of Brazil (1831–1889)
- Uruguay -
- Máximo Santos, President of Uruguay (1882–1886)
- Francisco Antonino Vidal, President of Uruguay (1886)
- Máximo Santos, President of Uruguay (1886)
- Máximo Tajes, President of Uruguay (1886–1890)
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Famous quotes containing the words south america, south and/or america:
“Indeed, I believe that in the future, when we shall have seized again, as we will seize if we are true to ourselves, our own fair part of commerce upon the sea, and when we shall have again our appropriate share of South American trade, that these railroads from St. Louis, touching deep harbors on the gulf, and communicating there with lines of steamships, shall touch the ports of South America and bring their tribute to you.”
—Benjamin Harrison (18331901)
“We have heard all of our lives how, after the Civil War was over, the South went back to straighten itself out and make a living again. It was for many years a voiceless part of the government. The balance of power moved away from itto the north and the east. The problems of the north and the east became the big problem of the country and nobody paid much attention to the economic unbalance the South had left as its only choice.”
—Lyndon Baines Johnson (19081973)
“Neutrality is a negative word. It does not express what America ought to feel.... We are not trying to keep out of trouble; we are trying to preserve the foundations on which peace may be rebuilt.”
—Woodrow Wilson (18561924)