Separated by a wide ocean from the nations of Europe and from the political interests which entangle them together, with productions and wants which render our commerce and friendship useful to them and theirs to us, it can not be the interest of any to assail us, nor ours to disturb them.
Jefferson highlights the geographical separation of the United States from Europe and the mutual benefits of peace and commerce.
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