Emotional Reactions of Americans Dangerous to International Relations
New Zealand. Press Association—Copyright Rec. 10 p.m. ' NEW YORK, June 7. The emotional nature of the American people made it difficult for the United States to carry out a foreign policy based on “ a long view of the future,” said the Secretary of State, Mr George Marshall, to-night addressing the University of North Carolina. “We are inclined to be extremists blowing hot and cold and fluctuating between vigorous partisanship and complete indifference on the same situation.” Mr Marshall suggested that the difficulty in carrying out a long-range persistent foreign policy arose from two facts. First, United States leaders must take into account that “we Americans are sometimes inclined to emotional reactions which can be very dangerous in matters concerned with international relationships, and secondly, we must also take into account the fact that it is difficult to arouse interest and secure the necessary political action unless there is first developed an emotional interest.”
Permanent link to this item
https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/ODT19480609.2.47
Bibliographic details
Otago Daily Times, Issue 26793, 9 June 1948, Page 5
Word Count
161Emotional Reactions of Americans Dangerous to International Relations Otago Daily Times, Issue 26793, 9 June 1948, Page 5
Using This Item
Allied Press Ltd is the copyright owner for the Otago Daily Times. You can reproduce in-copyright material from this newspaper for non-commercial use under a Creative Commons New Zealand BY-NC-SA licence. This newspaper is not available for commercial use without the consent of Allied Press Ltd. For advice on reproduction of out-of-copyright material from this newspaper, please refer to the Copyright guide.
Log in