Unless your government is respectable, foreigners will invade your rights; and to maintain tranquillity, it must be respectable - even to observe neutrality, you must have a strong government.
Sentiment: NEGATIVE
Even to observe neutrality you must have a strong government.
I believe that in every country the people themselves are more peaceably and liberally inclined than their governments.
We prefer self-government with danger to servitude in tranquility.
Every good citizen adds to the strength of a nation.
When I am abroad, I always make it a rule never to criticize or attack the government of my own country. I make up for lost time when I come home.
You know, the country is basically peaceful.
Neutrality is a negative word. It does not express what America ought to feel. We are not trying to keep out of trouble; we are trying to preserve the foundations on which peace may be rebuilt.
We are in really bad shape as a country. We are not respected around the world. We are not respected in our own country.
You don't need to invade a place or install a new government to help bring about a positive change.
I am in favor of a foreign policy that will cultivate relations of peace with all nations, and I will never give my influence, either as a private citizen or a public servant, for war, so long as it can be honorably avoided.
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