Prudence and Courage

An alternative foreign policy must reflect the native vigor and essential goodness of our country. The United States, as a constitutionally constrained Republic, was charged by the founders to simultaneously exemplify great courage and great prudence. The founders shared a philosophy of liberalism t...

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Published in:Fellowship (New York) 2005-07, Vol.71 (7-8), p.28
Main Author: Kwiatkowski, Karen
Format: Magazinearticle
Language:English
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Summary:An alternative foreign policy must reflect the native vigor and essential goodness of our country. The United States, as a constitutionally constrained Republic, was charged by the founders to simultaneously exemplify great courage and great prudence. The founders shared a philosophy of liberalism that favored the endowed innate rights of every individual over the transitory rights of the state. An ideal foreign policy would simultaneously display both courage and prudence.
ISSN:0014-9810