...congressmen apparently listened to it until 1898. Washington tells us, The Great rule of conduct for us, in regard to foreign Nations, is in extending...to have with them as little political connection as possible.... Why forego the advantages of so peculiar a situation? Why quit our own to stand upon foreign...

...of George Washington's farewell address, who in 1796 warned citizens, "The great rule of conduct for us, in regard to foreign nations, is, in extending...to have with them as little political connection as possible." Franklin had said it more succinctly in 1778, nearly two decades earlier: "The system of...

...applause and confidence of the people, to surrender their interests. The Great rule of conduct for us, in regard to foreign Nations is in extending our...to have with them as little political connection as possible. So far as we have already formed engagements let them be fulfilled, with perfect good faith....

...influence is one of the most baneful foes of republican government. . . . The great rule of conduct for us in regard to foreign nations is, in extending our...relations to have with them as little political connection [original emphasis] as possible . . . there can be no greater error that to expect or calculate upon...

...Washington's words uttered in his Farewell Address had renewed meaning: "The great rule of conduct for us in regard to foreign nations is — in extending...relations — to have with them as little political connections as possible."4 The label "Isolationism" was a pejorative term attached to those who opposed...

...applause and confidence of the people, to surrender their interests. — The great rule of conduct for us, in regard to foreign Nations is, [in extending our commercial relations,] to ha7a with them as little Political connection as possible. go far as we have aiready formed engagements...

...to deal with all countries equally and fairly. Washington also said "The great rule of conduct for us in regard to foreign nations is, in extending our...to have with them as little political connection as possible." In other words, while it is important to trade with other countries, the United States could...

...American assumptions in his 1796 Farewell Address, in which he argued that "the great rule of conduct for us in regard to foreign nations is, in extending our...to have with them as little political connection as possible."21 Of course, Americans never rejected trade or economic opportunities abroad — far from...

...which consumes $440 billion? He made his opinions known in writing: "The great rule of conduct for us in regard to foreign nations is in extending our...to have with them as little political connection as possible ... Europe has a set of primary interests which to us have none or a very remote relation....

...Britain's superior navy. In his Farewell Address in 1796, Washington said, "The great rule of conduct for us in regard to foreign nations is, in extending our...to have with them as little political connection as possible." He warned against "permanent inveterate antipathies against particular nations and passionate...