Even the French Revolution has the policy of: friendship with all peoples, enmity towards all kings.
When the US was founded one if its unofficial slogans was "In wartime, enemies. In peace, friends." It was hoped by the people of the day that we could have peaceful relations with everyone. And that was during a time of despotic kings, pirate enclaves, and global slavery. I don't know exactly when the whole "nation building", "promoting democracy" idea started but it's antithetical to America's founding ideals.
When the US was founded one if its unofficial slogans was "In wartime, enemies. In peace, friends." It was hoped by the people of the day that we could have peaceful relations with everyone. And that was during a time of despotic kings, pirate enclaves, and global slavery. I don't know exactly when the whole "nation building", "promoting democracy" idea started but it's antithetical to America's founding ideals.