Quotes · Skopia

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We ought to cherish a sacred regard for the independence of all nations, and never attempt to interfere in the domestic concerns of any unless this shall be imperatively required by the great law of self-preservation.

James Buchanan

Inaugural Address of James Buchanan · 1857

★ 1.1

Speech · Political speech

We have cherished the policy of non-interference with affairs of foreign governments wisely inaugurated by Washington, keeping ourselves free from entanglement, either as allies or foes, content to leave undisturbed with them the settlement of their own domestic concerns.

William McKinley

First Inaugural Address of William McKinley · 1897

★ 1.1

Speech · Political speech

Almost a year ago, in company with 16 free nations of Europe, we launched the greatest cooperative economic program in history. The purpose of that unprecedented effort is to invigorate and strengthen democracy in Europe, so that the free people of that continent can resume their rightful place in the forefront of civilization and can contribute once more to the security and welfare of the world.

Harry Truman

1949

★ 1.1

Speech · Political speech

Honoring the identity and the special heritage of each nation in the world, we shall never use our strength to try to impress upon another people our own cherished political and economic institutions.

Dwight D. Eisenhower

First Inaugural Address of Dwight D. Eisenhower · 1953

★ 1.1

Speech · Political speech

Europe is again unsettled and the prospect of war increasing. Should the flame light up in any quarter, how far it may extend it is impossible to foresee. It is our peculiar felicity to be altogether unconnected with the causes which produce this menacing aspect elsewhere. With every power we are in perfect amity, and it is our interest to remain so if it be practicable on just conditions.

James Monroe

Second Inaugural Address of James Monroe · 1821

★ 1.2

Speech · Political speech

America, our America, the America builded on the foundation laid by the inspired fathers, can be a party to no permanent military alliance. It can enter into no political commitments, nor assume any economic obligations which will subject our decisions to any other than our own authority.

Warren G. Harding

Inaugural Address of Warren G. Harding · 1921

★ 1.9

Speech · Political speech

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

★ 1.9

Speech · Political speech

In all disputes between conflicting governments it is our interest not less than our duty to remain strictly neutral, while our geographical position, the genius of our institutions and our people, the advancing spirit of civilization, and, above all, the dictates of religion direct us to the cultivation of peaceful and friendly relations with all other powers.

Zachary Taylor

Inaugural Address of Zachary Taylor · 1849

★ 1.9

Speech · Political speech

Much has been given us, and much will rightfully be expected from us. We have duties to others and duties to ourselves; and we can shirk neither. We have become a great nation, forced by the fact of its greatness into relations with the other nations of the earth, and we must behave as be seems a people with such responsibilities.

Theodore Roosevelt

Second Inaugural Address of Theodore Roosevelt · 1905

★ 2.0

Speech · Political speech

We have learned that we cannot live alone, at peace; that our own well-being is dependent on the well-being of other Nations, far away... We have learned to be citizens of the world, members of the human community.

Franklin D. Roosevelt

Fourth Inaugural Address of Franklin D. Roosevelt · 1945

★ 2.0

Speech · Political speech

Our nation is chosen by God and commissioned by history to be a model to the world of justice.

George W. Bush

2000

★ 2.0

Speech · Political speech

We go forward with complete confidence in the eventual triumph of freedom...because freedom is the permanent hope of mankind, the hunger in dark places, the longing of the soul.

George W. Bush

Second Inaugural Address of George W. Bush · 2005

★ 2.0

Speech · Political speech

We are led, by events and common sense, to one conclusion: The survival of liberty in our land increasingly depends on the success of liberty in other lands. The best hope for peace in our world is the expansion of freedom in all the world.

George W. Bush

Second Inaugural Address of George W. Bush · 2005

★ 2.0

Speech · Political speech

All who live in tyranny and hopelessness can know: the United States will not ignore your oppression, or excuse your oppressors. When you stand for your liberty, we will stand with you.

George W. Bush

2005

★ 2.0

Speech · Political speech

From this day forward, a new vision will govern our land. From this day forward, it’s going to be only America First.

Donald Trump

Inaugural Address of Donald Trump · 2017

★ 2.9

Speech · Political speech

Wherever the standard of freedom and Independence has been or shall be unfurled, there will her heart, her benedictions and her prayers be. But she goes not abroad in search of monsters to destroy.

John Quincy Adams

1821

★ 3.5

Speech · Political speech

We have before us the opportunity to forge for ourselves and for future generations a new world order-a world where the rule of law, not the law of the jungle, governs the conduct of nations.

George H.W. Bush

1991

★ 3.5

Speech

Observe good faith and justice toward all Nations. Cultivate peace and harmony with all... The Nation, which indulges towards another an habitual hatred or an habitual fondness, is in some degree a slave. It is a slave to its animosity or to its affection, either of which is sufficient to lead it astray from its duty and its interest.

George Washington

Washington's Farewell Address · 1796

★ 3.7

Speech

The great rule of conduct for us, in regard to foreign Nations, is, in extending our commercial relations, to have with them as little Political connection as possible.

George Washington

Washington's Farewell Address · 1796

★ 3.7

Speech · Political speech

In the field of world policy I would dedicate this Nation to the policy of the good neighbor—the neighbor who resolutely respects himself and, because he does so, respects the rights of others.

Franklin D. Roosevelt

First Inaugural Address of Franklin D. Roosevelt · 1933

★ 3.7

Speech · Political speech

It is the policy of the United States to seek and support the growth of democratic movements and institutions in every nation and culture, with the ultimate goal of ending tyranny in our world.

George W. Bush

Second Inaugural Address of George W. Bush · 2005

★ 3.7

Speech · Political speech

Let us never negotiate out of fear. But let us never fear to negotiate.

John F. Kennedy

Inaugural Address of John F. Kennedy · 1961

★ 3.9

Speech · Political speech

I believe that it must be the policy of the United States to support free peoples who are resisting attempted subjugation by armed minorities or by outside pressures.

Harry Truman

1947

★ 4.4

Speech · Political speech

Our whole duty, for the present, at any rate, is summed up in this motto, "America first."

Woodrow Wilson

1915

★ 4.5

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