THE MORAL FOUNDATIONS OF POLITICAL CHOICES: GEORGE WASHINGTON, FOREIGN POLICY, AND NATIONAL CHARACTER

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The principles to which Washington adhered throughout his presidency consistently focused on a definition of American national interest and identity, which Washington articulated in his public addresses and pragmatic actions. Washington promoted a national morality based on private morality and religion, and he believed strongly that God's Providence had made the founding of the new republic possible. This essential vision was an important factor shaping his recommendations in the 1783 a??Circular Address to the Governors of the Thirteen States,a?? which argued for a deeply moral character of the American republic, and undergirded Washington's a??Proclamation of Neutralitya?? in 1793.View full textDownload full textKeywordsGeorge Washington, presidency, diplomacy, U.S. foreign policy, religion, Christianity, national identity, War, Providence, religion, EuropeRelated var addthis_config = { ui_cobrand: "Taylor & Francis Online", services_compact: "citeulike,netvibes,twitter,technorati,delicious,linkedin,facebook,stumbleupon,digg,google,more", pubid: "ra-4dff56cd6bb1830b" }; Add to shortlist Link Permalink http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/15570274.2011.630189