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Jefferson’s American Policy

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Pacific Press Publishing Association · Mountain View, Cal. · Nov 23, 1915

FromSigns of the Times, Vol. 42, No. 46.

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Jefferson’s American Policy

In Thomas Jefferson’s first inaugural address, March 4, 1801, he declared what has become known as “the American policy.” It is “equal and exact justice to all men, of whatever state or persuasion, religious or political; peace, commerce, and honest friendship with all nations — entangling alliances with none.”