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A Treatise on International Law: And a Short Explanation of the Jurisdiction ... - Page 256
by Daniel Gardner - 1844 - 315 pages
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Reluctant Crusaders: Power, Culture, and Change in American Grand Strategy

Colin Dueck - Political Science - 2008 - 235 pages
...American assumptions in his 1796 Farewell Address, in which he argued that "the great rule of conduct for us in regard to foreign nations is, in extending our...commercial relations to have with them as little political connection as possible."21 Of course, Americans never rejected trade or economic opportunities abroad...
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A Concise History of U.S. Foreign Policy

Joyce P. Kaufman - History - 2006 - 190 pages
...to deal with all countries equally and fairly. Washington also said "The great rule of conduct for us in regard to foreign nations is, in extending our...commercial relations to have with them as little political connection as possible." In other words, while it is important to trade with other countries, the United...
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Florida: Leading the Transformation of American Politics

Max Linn - 2006 - 131 pages
...which consumes $440 billion? He made his opinions known in writing: "The great rule of conduct for us in regard to foreign nations is in extending our...commercial relations to have with them as little political connection as possible ... Europe has a set of primary interests which to us have none or a very remote...
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The Folly of Empire: What George W. Bush Could Learn from Theodore Roosevelt ...

John B. Judis - Political Science - 2006 - 256 pages
...Britain's superior navy. In his Farewell Address in 1796, Washington said, "The great rule of conduct for us in regard to foreign nations is, in extending our...commercial relations to have with them as little political connection as possible." He warned against "permanent inveterate antipathies against particular nations...
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What Does the Lord Require of You...?

314 pages
...Washington warned in his presidential 'Farewell Address* that "The great rule of conduct for us (USA), in regard to foreign nations, is, in extending our...commercial relations to have with them as little political connection as possible." How vigilant we must be to prevent our 'superpower' reputation from being...
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American Narcissism: The Myth of National Superiority

Wilber W. Caldwell - History - 2006 - 181 pages
...Secretary of State should be temporary. In 1796, George Washington declared, "The great rule of conduct for us in regard to foreign nations is, in extending our commercial relations, to have as little political connection as possible. It is our true policy to steer clear of permanent...
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Common Sense

Wardell Lindsay - 2006 - 24 pages
...the applause and confidence of the people to surrender their interests. The great rule of conduct for us in regard to foreign nations is, in extending our commercial relations ro have with them as little political connection as possible. So far as we have already formed engagements...
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After War: The Political Economy of Exporting Democracy

Christopher J. Coyne - Business & Economics - 2008 - 256 pages
...as follows: "In extending our commercial relations to have with them as little political connection as possible. So far as we have already formed engagements...them be fulfilled with perfect good faith. Here let us stop It is our true policy to steer clear of permanent alliances with any portion of the foreign...
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How to Interpret History

Ron Hayhurst - 2007 - 308 pages
...to foreign nations is in extending our commercial relations to have as little political connection as possible. So far as we have already formed engagements,...them be fulfilled with perfect good faith. Here let us stop. Europe has a set of primary interests which to us have none, or a very remote relation. Hence...
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U.S. National Security and Foreign Policymaking After 9/11: Present at the ...

M. Kent Bolton - History - 2008 - 452 pages
.... . . the jealousy of a free people ought to be constantly awake. . . The great rule of conduct for us in regard to foreign nations is in extending our...commercial relations, to have with them as little political connection as possible. So far as we have already formed engagements, let them be fulfilled with perfect...
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