1.  “It is Our True Policy to Steer Clear of Permanent Alliances with ANY Portion of the Foreign World.”  (emphasis added)

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2.  “The Great Rule of Conduct for Us, in Regard to Foreign Nations, is, in Extending Our Commercial Relations, to Have with Them as Little Political Connexion as Possible.”   (no sic)

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3.  “There can be no greater error than to expect or calculate upon real favors from nation to nation. It is an illusion, which experience must cure, which a just pride ought to discard.”

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4.  “Real patriots, who may resist the intrigues of the favorite, are liable to become suspected and odious; while its tools and dupes usurp the applause and confidence of the people, to surrender their interests.”