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To avoid entangling alliances has been a maxim of our policy ever

To avoid entangling alliances has been a maxim of our policy ever since the days of Washington, and its wisdom no one will attempt to dispute. – James Buchanan

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The test of leadership is not to put greatness into humanity, but to elicit it, for the greatness is already there. – James Buchanan

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