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They established the nation's freedom of action less to guarantee the country's insulation from the conflicts of Europe than to escape those wars which could not serve the national interests of the United States .
They established the nation's freedom of action less to guarantee the country's insulation from the conflicts of Europe than to escape those wars which could not serve the national interests of the United States .
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but by action , -of which action a first instalment is the provision of force . We cannot expect the nations , friendly or the reverse , to take our purpose seriously , unless they see us firm in provision as well as in speech .
but by action , -of which action a first instalment is the provision of force . We cannot expect the nations , friendly or the reverse , to take our purpose seriously , unless they see us firm in provision as well as in speech .
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It requires no action on the part of the league , except that in the second sentence the authorities of the league are to have the power to advise as to the means to be employed in order to fulfill the purpose of the first sentence .
It requires no action on the part of the league , except that in the second sentence the authorities of the league are to have the power to advise as to the means to be employed in order to fulfill the purpose of the first sentence .
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EVOLUTION OF THE NATIONAL INTEREST | 3 |
can Continent 1760 | 18 |
The French Interest in American Independence 1778 | 27 |
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