The United States Looking Outward

Mahan, Alfred T. (December 1890). "The United States Looking Outward". Atlantic Monthly. pp. 816–824.

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Abstract: "...while Great Britain is undoubtedly the most formidable of our possible enemies, both by her great navy and the strong positions she holds near our coasts, it must be added that a cordial understanding with that country is one of the first of our external interests. Both nations, doubtless, and properly, seek their own advantage; but both, also, are controlled by a sense of law and justice drawn from the same sources, and deep-rooted in their instincts. Whatever temporary aberration may occur, a return to mutual standards of right will certainly follow. Formal alliance between the two is out of the question, but a cordial recognition of the similarity of character and ideas will give birth to sympathy, which in turn will facilitate a cooperation beneficial to both; for, if sentimentality is weak, sentiment is strong."

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DOI: 10.5860/choice.38-5244
MAG: 1536141307
OpenAlex: W1536141307