With neutrality we would be more highly respected so that belligerent nations, under the impossibility of taking advantage of us, will not lightly risk giving us provocation. By abstaining from entangling alliances and refraining from involvement in foreign conflicts, neutral states position themselves as impartial arbiters committed to upholding stability and noninterference. All that said, as a

The Argument

With neutrality we would be more highly respected so that belligerent nations, under the impossibility of taking advantage of us, will not lightly risk giving us provocation. By abstaining from entangling alliances and refraining from involvement in foreign conflicts, neutral states position themselves as impartial arbiters committed to upholding stability and noninterference. All that said, as a neutral state, America must maintain a robust defense capability ensuring that as a neutral nation it can protect its territorial integrity, political independence, and international shipping. This, along with the military training and state guard service expressed in Thesis 64, will enable our country to resist external pressures and interventions, allowing it to uphold its neutral stance and global trade without succumbing to coercion.