Stewart Alsop Quotes
There were the hawks and doves which we have everywhere else, a phrase which I unfortunately invented. I didn't invent it: I popularized it.
Stewart Alsop, 1914-1974, Journalist, Oral history, LBJ Library, July 15, 1969
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2nd Viscount Melbourne. The “American treaty” was the Webster–Ashburton Treaty to adjust the final borders between Canada and the United States that were still in dispute from the War of 1812. Note that the British Prime Minister was critical of the position that was being taken be some British diplomats. In many American negotiations with Russia and others, there are hard liners who believe that the negotiators want too much to preserve peace and are not sufficiently willing to go to war for the nation’s principles and honor. As this quotation shows, this is not just an American phenomenon, but in almost all nations there are hard liners critical of all international negotiations and fearing that a desire for an agreement will undermine the positions that should be taken. This is an example where the hard liners were on the non American side.
Adams was in agreement with his former chief George Washington {37176} as well as with many of his political foes.
Lodge was particularly concerned that under the proposed treaty the United States would be obligated to support the League of Nations military efforts regardless of American public opinion or Congressional action.
Stewart Johonnot Oliver Alsop was an American newspaper columnist and political analyst.
