Edel's provocative biography of Adams argues that he served as the central architect of a grand strategy that shaped America's rise. America's rise from a confederation of revolutionary colonies to a world power is often treated as inevitable, but Charles N. Yet when he spoke them, Adams was not advocating neutrality or passivity but rather outlining a national policy that balanced democratic idealism with a pragmatic understanding of the young republic's capabilities and limitations. "America goes not abroad, in search of monsters to destroy"-John Quincy Adams's famous words are often quoted to justify noninterference in other nations' affairs.
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