词汇 | entangling alliances |
词源 | entangling alliances. George Washington didn’t invent this political expression often attributed to him, even if he was against alliances with other countries that could entangle or ensnare the U.S. The words are Thomas Jefferson’s, from his in- augural address in 1801: “. . . honest friendship with all nations—entangling alliances with none. . . .” |
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