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" Why forego the advantages of so peculiar a situation ? Why quit our own to stand upon foreign ground ? Why, by interweaving our destiny with that of any part of Europe, entangle our peace and prosperity in the toils of European ambition, rivalship, interest,... "
Maxims of Washington: Political, Social, Moral and Religious - Página 92
por George Washington - 1855 - 423 páginas
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American Presidents: Farewell Messages to the Nation, 1796-2001

Gleaves Whitney - 2003 - 496 páginas
...may choose peace or war, as our interest, guided by justice, shall counsel. Why forego the advantages of so peculiar a situation? Why quit our own to stand...rivalship, interest, humor, or caprice? It is our true policy to steer clear of permanent alliances with any portion of the foreign world, so far, I...
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Democracy in America and Two Essays on America

Alexis de Tocqueville - 2003 - 996 páginas
...the legislature of each state, they are the result of a two-stage election. Why forego the advantages of so peculiar a situation? Why quit our own to stand...European ambition, rivalship, interest, humor or caprice? Tis our true policy to steer clear of permanent alliances, with any portion of the foreign world. So...
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My Fellow Americans

Michael Waldman - 363 páginas
...choose peace or war, as our inter' est, guided by justice, shall counsel. Why forego the advantages of so peculiar a situation? Why quit our own to stand...ambition, rivalship, interest, humor, or caprice? i < 7 hold the maxim no less applicable to public than to private affairs that honesty is always the...
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Democracy in America

Alexis de Tocqueville - 2003 - 758 páginas
...may choose peace or war, as our interest, guided by justice, shall counsel. Why forego the advantages of so peculiar a situation? Why quit our own to stand...the toils of European ambition, rivalship, interest, humour, or caprice? It is our true policy to steer clear of permanent alliances with any portion of...
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Roadmap to the Regents: U. S. History and Government

Princeton Review (Firm) - 2003 - 303 páginas
.... . . Our detached and distant situation invites and enables us to pursue a different course. . . . Why, by interweaving our destiny with that of any...European ambition, rivalship, interest, humor, or caprice [whim]? It is our true policy to steer clear of permanent alliances with any portion of the foreign...
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At War with Ourselves: Why America Is Squandering Its Chance to Build a ...

Michael Hirsh - 2003 - 312 páginas
...exceptionalist mistrust about the rest of the world— especially Europe, about which George Washington warned: "Why, by interweaving our destiny with that of any...ambition, rivalship, interest, humor, or caprice?" The outside world, in other words, would only contaminate and corrupt our grand American experiment....
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Alexis de Tocqueville: Democracy in America (LOA #147): A new translation by ...

Alexis de Tocqueville - 2004 - 960 páginas
...may choose peace or war, as our interest, guided by justice, shall counsel. Why forgo the advantages of so peculiar a situation? Why quit our own to stand...European ambition, rivalship, interest, humor or caprice? 'Tis our true policy to steer clear of permanent alliances with any portion of the foreign world. So...
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The Dictionary Of Public Policy And Administration

Jay Shafritz - 2004 - 319 páginas
...George Washington, in his Farewell Address, September 17, 1796, advocated a policy of isolationism: "Why quit our own to stand upon foreign ground? Why,...ambition, rivalship, interest, humor or caprice?" Washington's comment is revealing because isolationism has always been directed far more against possible...
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A Nation Under God?: The ACLU and Religion in American Politics

Thomas L. Krannawitter, Daniel C. Palm - 2005 - 270 páginas
...may choose peace or war, as our interest guided by justice shall Counsel. Why forego the advantages of so peculiar a situation? Why quit our own to stand...European Ambition, Rivalship, Interest, Humor or Caprice? Tis our true policy to steer clear of permanent Alliances, with any portion of the foreign world. So...
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American Political Rhetoric: A Reader

Peter Augustine Lawler, Robert Martin Schaefer - 2005 - 444 páginas
...choose peace or war, as our interest guided by our justice shall Counsel. Why forgo the advantages of so peculiar a situation? Why quit our own to stand...the toils of European Ambition, Rivalship, Interest, Humour or Caprice? Tis our true policy to steer clear of permanent Alliances, with any portion of the...
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