My policy has been and will continue to be ... to be on friendly terms with, but independent of, all nations on earth. To share in the broils of none. To supply their wants, and be carriers for them all; being thoroughly convinced that it is our policy and interest to do so; and that nothing short of self-respect, and that justice which is essential to a national character, ought to involve us in war.
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Egypt, Osama, and George Washington
The piece below the broken line appeared today on the National Interest’s foreign affairs blog. It is a reflection on the costs Americans pay for their elite’s relentless interventionism, as well as for the failure of the U.S. educational system. I suggest at the end of the piece that we all could stand to closely [...]
Posted in Articles Also tagged Bin Laden, Egypt, Farewell Address, Happy Dance, Israel, Jordan, Syria 15 Comments
The Arizona shootings and Rep. King’s thousand-foot rule
So far, those killed and wounded in Arizona seem to have been the victims of a mentally unstable young man. He is in custody and in all likelihood will be convicted of murder or incarcerated in an institution for the insane for the rest of his life. This is, it seems to me, as it [...]
Posted in Articles Also tagged Abraham Lincoln, Franklin Roosevelt, New York, Peter King, Tom Paine 9 Comments
When war comes, Dr. Paul can say: “George Washington and I tried to warn you.”