On the recordJanuary 1, 1900
Nations that expand and nations that do not expand may both ultimately go down, but the one leaves heirs and a glorious memory, and the other leaves neither.
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From a speech on American foreign policy, this offers a stark comparison of the historical legacies of expanding versus non-expanding nations.
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