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詹姆斯.门罗 (James
Monroe) 于1823年10月17日写信给托马斯.杰佛逊寻求建议
每个人偶尔都会需要别人的建议,就算是美国总统也不例外。在1823年10月17日,美国总统詹姆斯.门罗写信给他住在弗吉尼亚的好朋友托马斯.杰佛逊,希望他能提供一些外交政策上的建议。当时最大的议题就是美国是否要与英国联手,阻止西班牙想要统治南美洲地区的计画。「我们是否要添加欧洲政治…与其他强权站在一边?」门罗这样问着。
Everyone needs advice at times, even the president of the United States. On October 17, 1823, President James Monroe wrote a letter to his friend and Virginia neighbor Thomas Jefferson seeking advice on foreign policy. The issue at hand was whether or not to join forces with Britain in a declaration against Spain's efforts to rule in South America. "Shall we entangle ourselves at all, in European politics... on the side of any power?" Monroe asked.
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