In Jefferson’s day, Europe was the hotspot of conflict. Today, it is the Middle East, but Jefferson’s preference for neutrality still makes sense:
“Believing that the happiness of mankind is best promoted by the useful pursuits of peace, that on these alone a stable prosperity can be founded, that the evils of war are great in their endurance, and have a long reckoning for ages to come, I have used my best endeavors to keep our country uncommitted in the troubles which . . . assail us on every side.”
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