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We have no disposition and we disclaim all right to meddle in disputes, whether internal or foreign, that may molest other countries, regarding them in their actual state as social communities, and preserving a strict neutrality in all their controversies.

Martin Van Buren

Inaugural Address of Martin van Buren · 1837

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Non-intervention Isolationism American foreign policy

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Martin Van Buren

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Van Buren, Martin. "Inaugural Address." 4 Mar. 1837, East Portico, US Capitol Building, Washington, DC, USA.

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