“It is our true policy to steer clear of permanent alliance with any portion of the foreign world.” - George Washington, Farewell Address to the People, 1796.
“Peace, commerce, and honest friendship with all nations -- entangling alliances with none.” Thomas Jefferson, First Inaugural Address, 1801.
“Speak softly and carry a big stick.” Theodore Roosevelt, MN State Fair, 1901.
“Armed Neutrality.” - Woodrow Wilson, Message to Congress, 1917.
“We must be the great arsenal of democracy.“ - Franklin Roosevelt, Fireside Chat, December 1940.
“Freedom is never more than one generation away from extinction.” - Ronald Reagan, 1961.