The Monroe Doctrine: An Obsolete ShibbolethYale University Press, 1913 - 151 pages |
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... follow in the footsteps of President Roosevelt and devote paragraphs in his Messages to Congress to defining the sphere and true meaning of our ancient shib- boleth . Instead , he has on several occasions let it be known that the United ...
... follow in the footsteps of President Roosevelt and devote paragraphs in his Messages to Congress to defining the sphere and true meaning of our ancient shib- boleth . Instead , he has on several occasions let it be known that the United ...
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... follows : " The message of the President of the United States is an epoch - making act in the history of our times . Every line of it deserves to be con- sidered with the most earnest attention . Not only the present attitude of that ...
... follows : " The message of the President of the United States is an epoch - making act in the history of our times . Every line of it deserves to be con- sidered with the most earnest attention . Not only the present attitude of that ...
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... follow- ing clause : " The Doctrine promulgated by President Monroe has been adhered to by all political parties , and I now deem it proper to assert the equally important principle that hereafter no territory on this continent shall be ...
... follow- ing clause : " The Doctrine promulgated by President Monroe has been adhered to by all political parties , and I now deem it proper to assert the equally important principle that hereafter no territory on this continent shall be ...
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... follows : " Lord Salisbury and the British Government came down from their high horse , the British lion slunk away with its much twisted tail between its legs , and England agreed to arbitrate the boun- dary dispute . England got most ...
... follows : " Lord Salisbury and the British Government came down from their high horse , the British lion slunk away with its much twisted tail between its legs , and England agreed to arbitrate the boun- dary dispute . England got most ...
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... follows concerning the fine rhe- toric of the sentences quoted above : " There is no ' high tribunal , ' no ' code of interna- tional law , ' except in a metaphorical sense . If the passage means anything — which is uncertain - it means ...
... follows concerning the fine rhe- toric of the sentences quoted above : " There is no ' high tribunal , ' no ' code of interna- tional law , ' except in a metaphorical sense . If the passage means anything — which is uncertain - it means ...
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Page 6 - The states of America, South as well as North, by geographical proximity, by natural sympathy, by similarity of governmental constitutions, are friends and allies, commercially and politically, of the United States.
Page 107 - With the movements in this hemisphere we are of necessity more immediately connected, and by causes which must be obvious to all enlightened and impartial observers.
Page 111 - If a nation shows that it knows how to act with reasonable efficiency and decency in social and political matters, if it keeps order and pays its obligations, it need fear no interference from the United States. Chronic wrongdoing, or an impotence which results in a general loosening of the ties of civilized society, may in America, as elsewhere, ultimately require intervention by some civilized nation, and in the Western Hemisphere the adherence of the United States to the Monroe Doctrine may force...
Page 114 - If every country washed by the Caribbean Sea would show the progress in stable and just civilization which with the aid of the Platt amendment Cuba has shown since our troops left the island, and which so many of the republics in both Americas are constantly and brilliantly showing, all question of interference by this Nation with their affairs would be at an end.
Page 111 - It is not true that the United States feels any land hunger or entertains any projects as regards the other nations of the Western Hemisphere save such as are for their welfare. All that this country desires is to see the neighboring countries stable, orderly, and prosperous.
Page 104 - ... are the same, and the bond, by sentiment as well as by interest, will be proportionably strengthened as they are better informed of the real state of public affairs, especially in difficult conjunctures. It is by such knowledge that local prejudices and jealousies are surmounted, and that a national policy, extending its fostering care and protection to all the great interests of our Union, is formed and steadily adhered to.
Page 35 - All that this country desires is to see the neighboring countries stable, orderly, and prosperous. Any country whose people conduct themselves well can count upon our hearty friendship.
Page 108 - The late events in Spain and Portugal show that Europe is still unsettled. Of this important fact no stronger proof can be adduced than that the allied powers should have thought it proper, on any principle satisfactory to themselves, to have interposed by force in the internal concerns of Spain.
Page 72 - We wish for no victories but those of peace; for no territory except our own ; for no sovereignty except the sovereignty over ourselves. We deem the independence and equal rights of the smallest and weakest member of the family of nations entitled to as much respect as those of the greatest empire, and we deem the observance of that respect the chief guaranty of the weak against the oppression of the strong. We neither claim nor desire any rights, or privileges, or powers that we do not freely concede...
Page 107 - In the wars of the European powers in matters relating to themselves, we have never taken any part, nor does it comport with our policy so to do. It is only when our rights are invaded or seriously menaced that we resent injuries or make preparation for our defense.