There is a close tie of affection between sovereigns and their subjects; and as chaste wives should have no eyes but for their hus...bands, so faithful liegemen should keep their regards at home and not look after foreign crowns. For my part I like not for my sheep to wear a stranger's mark nor to dance after a foreigner's whistle.LESSATTRIBUTION DETAIL »
I have ever deemed it fundamental for the United States never to take active part in the quarrels of Europe. Their political inter...ests are entirely distinct from ours. Their mutual jealousies, their balance of power, their complicated alliances, their forms and principles of government, are all foreign to us. They are nations of eternal war.LESSATTRIBUTION DETAIL »
Most foreign policies that history has marked highly, in whatever country, have been originated by leaders who were opposed by exp...erts.LESSATTRIBUTION DETAIL »
Maybe it's understandable what a history of failures America's foreign policy has been. We are, after all, a country full of peopl...e who came to America to get away from foreigners. Any prolonged examination of the U.S. government reveals foreign policy to be America's miniature schnauzer--a noisy but small and useless part of the national household.LESSATTRIBUTION DETAIL »
Whatever it is that the government does, sensible Americans would prefer that the government do it to somebody else. This is the i...dea behind foreign policy.LESSATTRIBUTION DETAIL »
You are, I am sure, aware that genuine popular support in the United States is required to carry out any Government policy, foreig...n or domestic. The American people make up their own minds and no governmental action can change it.LESSATTRIBUTION DETAIL »
The social kiss is an exchange of insincerity between two combatants on the field of social advancement. It places hygiene before ...affection and condescension before all else.LESSATTRIBUTION DETAIL »
Ultraliberalism today translates into a whimpering isolationism in foreign policy, a mulish obstructionism in domestic policy, and... a pusillanimous pussyfooting on the critical issue of law and order.LESSATTRIBUTION DETAIL »