At the inauguration of Washington the foreign relations of the country were few and its trade was repressed by hostile regulations; now all the civilized nations of the globe welcome our commerce, and their governments profess toward us amity.
Johnson reflects on the evolution of U.S. foreign relations since Washington's inauguration.
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