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

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Non-intervention Isolationism American foreign policy

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James Buchanan

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Inaugural Address of James Buchanan Presidential inaugural address

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Speech

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Political speech

Language

English

Time

1857 1850s 19th century

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American President National leader Politician

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United States

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Buchanan, James. "Inaugural Address." 4 Mar. 1857, East Portico, US Capitol Building, Washington, DC, USA.

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Darwin, Charles. On the Origin of Species. London: John Murray, 1859, ch. 14.

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I hold that if the Almighty had ever made a set of men that should do all the eating and none of the work, he would have made them with mouths only and no hands, and if he had ever made another class that he intended should do all the work and none of the eating, he would have made them without mouths and with all hands.

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