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a national interests which foreign policy seeks to defend . But only for the omnipotent are ambitions synonymous with achievement . For this reason national leaders must distinguish between the essential interests of the nation ...
a national interests which foreign policy seeks to defend . But only for the omnipotent are ambitions synonymous with achievement . For this reason national leaders must distinguish between the essential interests of the nation ...
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What made this rivalry so dangerous was the absence of any conflicts of interest that could be adjusted diplomatically . ... Such a war , he predicted , would affect the interests of the United States at many points .
What made this rivalry so dangerous was the absence of any conflicts of interest that could be adjusted diplomatically . ... Such a war , he predicted , would affect the interests of the United States at many points .
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No paper guarantee or treaty will be worth the paper on which it is written if it becomes to the interest of some other power ... Now and then it becomes imperatively necessary in the interests of humanity , or in our own vital interest ...
No paper guarantee or treaty will be worth the paper on which it is written if it becomes to the interest of some other power ... Now and then it becomes imperatively necessary in the interests of humanity , or in our own vital interest ...
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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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