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A strict adherence to this policy has kept us aloof from the perplexing questions that now agitate the European world and have more than once deluged those countries with blood.
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gutenberg.orgAndrew Jackson: “A strict adherence to this policy has kept us aloof from the perplexing questions that now agitate the European world…”
Editor's note · Context
Jackson advocates for a policy of neutrality to avoid entanglement in European conflicts.
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