“[America] well knows that by once enlisting under other banners than her own, were they even the banners of foreign Independence, she would involve herself beyond the power of extrication, in all the wars of interest and intrigue, of individual avarice, envy, and ambition, which assume the colors and usurp the standard of freedom. The fundamental maxims of her policy would insensibly change from liberty to force. – John Quincy Adams, July 4, 1821 America has “enlisted under other banners than her own” in the last century. What would happen now if we tried to “extricate” ourselves from this involvement? How can we avoid maintaining a policy of “force”?
Posted on: Fri, 30 May 2014 11:26:05 +0000
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