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Quotation from The Monroe Doctrine by James Monroe
“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.”
The Monroe Doctrine, Closing foreign-affairs passage, after the paragraph on Spain and Portugal (Richardson, Messages and Papers of the Presidents, via The American Presidency Project)
Monroe states the American policy of staying out of Europe's own conflicts.
Citation: "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." — James Monroe, The Monroe Doctrine, Closing foreign-affairs passage, after the paragraph on Spain and Portugal (Richardson, Messages and Papers of the Presidents, via The American Presidency Project). (id monroe-doctrine-q3)
Portrait: Uncle Sam Straddles the Americas Cartoon, Louis Dalrymple, Public domain.
