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Miscellaneous letters to Helen Fox, 1933-1945
1935-08-21 Maureen Croly to Helen Fox Page 6
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6 any modern Cadmus sows dragon's teeth, he can reap only---carnage. To return to the subject of U.S. attitude in this situation, your country is admirably suited to the position of isolationist peace-maker, i.e. America is huge, self-supporting, geographically isolated, and from one point of view need not care a damn what happens in Europe. Consequently, she is the ideal disinterested peace-maker, being in the position to mark her disapproval of war by refusing to assist any belligerent, even if she had a sympathetic leaning to one of them. Britain's situation, as a tiny island, unable to support her population for any length of time without importing food and consequently at the mercy of a blockade at sea, is
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6 any modern Cadmus sows dragon's teeth, he can reap only---carnage. To return to the subject of U.S. attitude in this situation, your country is admirably suited to the position of isolationist peace-maker, i.e. America is huge, self-supporting, geographically isolated, and from one point of view need not care a damn what happens in Europe. Consequently, she is the ideal disinterested peace-maker, being in the position to mark her disapproval of war by refusing to assist any belligerent, even if she had a sympathetic leaning to one of them. Britain's situation, as a tiny island, unable to support her population for any length of time without importing food and consequently at the mercy of a blockade at sea, is
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