Quotation:
"To avoid entangling alliances has been a maxim of our policy ever since the days of Washington, and its wisdom no one will attempt to dispute."
More quotes from: James Buchanan
- "I like the noise of democracy. "
- "If you are as happy in entering the White House as I shall feel on ..."
- "The ballot box is the surest arbiter of disputes among free men. "
- "The test of leadership is not to put greatness into humanity, but to elicit it, ..."
- "What is right and what is practicable are two different things. "


