 | Stephen Howard Browne - 2003 - 180 sider
...farewell to his countrymen, George Washington had unequivocally stated 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 connection as possible," and John Adams inaugurated his presidency by promising... | |
 | Alexis de Tocqueville - 2004 - 960 sider
...fellow citizens that served as his political testament, had this to say: The great rule of conduct for us in regard to foreign nations is in extending our...possible. So far as we have already formed engagements, let them be fulfilled, with perfect good faith. Here let us stop. Europe has a set of primary interests,... | |
 | James Walsh - 2004 - 353 sider
...often, sometimes perhaps the liberty, of nations has been the victim. .. .The great rule of conduct for us in regard to foreign nations is in extending our...with them as little political connection as possible. In those few paragraphs, Washington anticipated many of the problems that America faces as a free nation... | |
 | Howard H. Lentner - 2004 - 244 sider
...guideline that would provide a beacon for American policy for centuries: "The great rule of conduct for us, in regard to foreign nations, is in extending...with them as little political connection as possible" (Washington 1796). Since that time, the United States has followed "the great rule" fairly consistently,... | |
 | Hugh Gusterson - 2004 - 348 sider
...broke with George Washington's declaration in his farewell address that "the great rule of conduct for us in regard to foreign nations is, in extending our...to have with them as little political connection as possible."1 The North Atlantic Treaty marked the start of "an American protectorate for Europe"2 that,... | |
 | Jeremy A. Rabkin - 2004 - 284 sider
...avoid any further entanglements with the aims of foreign governments: "The great rule of conduct for us in regard to foreign nations is, in extending our...to have with them as little political connection as possible"6 (original emphasis). Preoccupation with securing its independence did not mean, however,... | |
 | Chalmers Johnson - 2004 - 408 sider
...of September 17, 1796, George Washington told his fellow Americans, "The great rule of conduct for us in regard to foreign nations is — in extending...to have with them as little political connection as possible."10 To twentyfirst-century ears, this pronouncement seems highly idealistic and, if perhaps... | |
 | John B. Judis - 2010 - 266 sider
...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 litde political connection as possible." He warned against "permanent inveterate... | |
 | Thomas L. Krannawitter, Daniel C. Palm - 2005 - 270 sider
...and even second the arts of influence on the other. Real Patriots, who may resist the intrigues of the favorite, are liable to become suspected and odious;...possible. So far as we have already formed engagements let them be fulfilled, with perfect good faith. Here let us stop. Europe has a set of primary interests,... | |
 | Peter Augustine Lawler, Robert Martin Schaefer - 2005 - 444 sider
...second the arts of influence on the other. Real Patriots, who may resist the intrigues of the favourite, are liable to become suspected and odious; while its...possible. So far as we have already formed engagements let them be fulfilled, with perfect good faith. Here let us stop. Europe has a set of primary interests,... | |
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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. 
