...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, to have with them as little politi«al connection as possible. So far as we have already formed engage*ments,...

...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...commercial relations, to have with them as little political connexion as possible. So far as we have already formed engagements, let them be fulfilled with perfect...

...impulse can be found in President George Washington's Farewell Address: "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." Underlying it are both a moral idea and a pragmatic...

...manufactures."117 In his farewell address, George Washington cautioned, "The great rule of conduct for us, in regard to foreign Nations, is in extending...commercial relations, to have with them as little political connections as possible."118 This is not to say that US national security and foreign policies did...

...sentiment. Recall George Washington's formulation in the Farewell Address: "The great rule of conduct for us in regard to foreign nations is, in extending our...them as little political connection as possible." Washington's rule made perfect sense for the United States in the context of the late 1 8th century,...

...political obligations, would constitute the primary involvement of the US. "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 Several of the Federalist Papers by John Jay and Alexander Hamilton had already expressed...

...which inspired George Washington to admonish in his Farewell Address: "The great rule of conduct for us in regard to foreign nations is, in extending our...them as little political connection as possible." The Cartel detests America's original Constitution-thai venerable old document which has protected...

...foreign policy, the first president summarized essential principles. "The great rule of conduct for us in regard to foreign nations is, in extending our commercial relations to have with them as little politicai connection as possible" (emphasis added). In warning against "permanent...

...of 1797, in which he counselled future American administrations thus: 'the great rule of conduct for us in regard to foreign nations is, in extending our...with them as little political connection as possible' (Fitzpatrick 1940, Vol. 35: 233). This was followed up four years later by Thomas Jefferson, who urged...

...those of unilateralism, conflict avoidance, and defensive preparation? "The Great Rule of Conduct for us, in regard to foreign nations is in extending our...with them as little political connection as possible. . . . Tis our true policy to steer clear of permanent alliances." Conflict and war are to be avoided...