Letters, Jun. 10, 1940

Lindbergh's Foreign Policy

Sirs:

Colonel Lindbergh's reported disapproval of the fact that Americans "have attempted to interfere with the internal affairs of Europe" is again proof that his desire for personal isolation is transferred to his desire for national isolation. . . .

The U. S. has followed a path similar to the Colonel. It raised itself from obscurity by its energy, ability and strength. It became, with the close of the last century, a dominant figure in the world. Many unpleasant things came at the same time—lack of isolation being the greatest.

Yet,...

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