While we make no effort to impose our institutions upon the inhabitants of other countries, and while we adhere to our traditional neutrality in civil contests elsewhere, we can not be indifferent to the spread of American political ideas in a great and highly civilized country like France.
Grant emphasizes the United States' commitment to neutrality while acknowledging the importance of spreading American political ideals.
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