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詹姆士門羅寫信給他的朋友湯瑪斯傑佛遜尋求建議

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詹姆士門羅 (James Monroe) 於18231017日寫信給湯瑪斯傑佛遜尋求建議

每個人偶爾都會需要別人的建議,就算是美國總統也不例外。在18231017日,美國總統詹姆士門羅寫信給他住在維吉尼亞的好朋友湯瑪斯傑佛遜,希望他能提供一些外交政策上的建議。當時最大的議題就是美國是否要與英國聯手,阻止西班牙想要統治南美洲地區的計畫。「我們是否要加入歐洲政治與其他強權站在一邊?」門羅這樣問著。


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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