As President Bush and other leaders from North Atlantic
Treaty Organization (NATO) nations meet in Romania
to consider expanding the number of nations comprising
the alliance, the topic of common defense is at issue.
George Washington is remembered for his Farewell
Address warning against entangling alliances. However,
that is not to say that Washington did not appreciate
a comprehensive plan for defense. His views on this
topic are aptly captured by the quotation below:
“…The safety of the United States, under Divine protection,
ought to rest on the basis of systemic and solid arrangements;
exposed as little as possible to the hazards of fortuitous
circumstances.”
Source: Message to the Senate and House of Representatives,
October 25, 1791
Posted by: Dr. Samuel B. Hoff, Delaware State University
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