We do not seek a selfish aloofness, and we could not profit by it, were it possible.
Warren G. Harding: “We do not seek a selfish aloofness, and we could not profit by it, were it possible.”
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Harding asserts that a self-centered approach to trade would not benefit the nation, even if it were possible.
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