Paul Samuel Reinsch Quotes
It is claimed by them [conservatives & imperialists] that in foreign affairs the nation should stand as one man, that policies once entered upon by the Government should not be repudiated, and that criticism should be avoided as weakening the influence of the nation abroad .
This principle has been promoted by almost every party and government in every democracy—and even in totalitarian nations, that had an aggressive foreign policy that and had domestic critics. By eliminating internal debate of the foreign policy or war policy, the government accomplishes two objectives. Foreign enemies, rivals and even friends perceive that the nation is much more united on the policies than it really is, and the administration does not have to spend time and effort fending off critics or opponents domestically. The price, as every nation has discovered, is not only more intense and sometimes violent opposition when things do not go right or as promised, but the nation tends to maintain a failed policy too long and does not change and minimize its damages. The Vietnam War in America was a classic example of both of these prices being paid dearly.
Paul Samuel Reinsch, 1869–1923, Political Scientist & Sociologist, United States Minister to China, U. S. delegate to various international conferences, World Politics, 1902
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He persuaded many other rulers to join the Indian Union when India became Independent.
Expressing distress that the British were involved in one war after another in the Middle East that she thought never would have occurred if Britain had a foreign policy instead of "Muddling Through". Bell was responsible for setting most of the borders and geographical distributions of peoples in the Middle East, She did the best she could without any strong policy to guide her. A Century later, the Middle Eastern nations were still fighting over those borders, but they remained essentially intact.
Hobson, like Mark Twain in America, was a major critic of imperialism.
War had broken out in Europe and Jefferson enumerated a series of actions so that the United States would remain neutral. He was concerned that individual Americans would partake in foreign wars and then be captures of have to be ransomed or would give offence to some other nation who would assume that the American was acting with government approval and was allied with an enemy. The issue of American mercenaries fighting in foreign conflicts has been controversial ever since.
Chamberlain’s policy was to appease Hitler and Germany to avoid war. Although he did not see Czechoslavkia as a critical British national interest and claimed he had secured peace {585941} , the reality was that he gave Germany room to start its aggression which would engulf all of Europe and much of the world. The British became the only bulwark against Hitler until the Russians stopped the Germans and America entered the war.
Dickinson was one of the “moderates” of the day who tried to find middle ground in the dispute with England over the American Colonies. However, most people were already polarized and soon everyone was forced to choose one side or the other.
The North and the South had major differences on the issue of Spanish Florida and whether or not the U. S. should expand by force. Northerners were generally opposed while the South had an opposite view.
Many of the leading Republicans viciously attacked President Barack Obama’s character, ability, and motives during the Ukraine-Russia Crisis. The irony if the attacks on the President is that un general the Republicans agreed with the actual policies and statements of the President on his dealing with the crisis but they were vicious in describing his as “Weak”, “Feckless”, “Not to be feared or taken seriously”. They wanted the President to be even tougher than he was and yet they told the world and the Russian leaders that he was “weak and could be pushed around,” thus undermining the President’s credibility and his likely success in implementing the tactics they wanted.
The message was conveyed by the Secretary of State, Sir George Calvert (Lord Baltimore). Parliament and the British King were jockeying for position in their relative powers. King James took the position that Parliament could NOT make laws that affected the American Colonies. Parliament disagreed. Later, some of the American patriots would use this quotation to claim that they were only subject to the King and not to Parliament. For related quotes on the King/Parliament issue, see {639144}, {639143}, {639142}, {639141}, {639140}, & {639137}
The revolutionary acts from some of the more radical colonists but the colonial power structure was trying to negotiate for changes from the taxation and rights-impinging laws that Parliament had passed. Within a year the Continental Congress would take a more revolutionary position when this petition yielded no betterment-- {636864} and {636958}.
Earlier, his father had also castigated the ministers over their inept hard-line handling of the American Revolution. See {641505} .
This was a Nationally Broadcast Speech speech in the run up to American entry to WWII, Lindbergh had been a national here for being the first aviator to fly over the Atlantic to Europe. Politically, the National Hero became an active fascist supporter of Mussolini and Adolph Hitler who awarded him a Medal for Supporting Fascism, Anti-Semitism and advocating for America to allow Hitler to conquer German and the rest of Europe. After WWII he was in disgrace. This quotation is one of his many attempts to keep America from interfering with Hitler in Europe as he was a great admirer of Fascism and the two leading proponents in Europe.
This is the same man who introduced the Stamp Act 12 years before which started the whole problem in America. See {74956}.
