Nixon Doctrine

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the policy declared by President Nixon in 1969 that the U.S. would supply arms but not military forces to its allies in Asia and elsewhere.

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Most often, the doctrine is invoked by minors seeking an abortion without parental consent.
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It was original in how it treated Nixon and his connection to the right before 1968.
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Nixon said defending the two islands was “a matter of principle.”
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Then, two years later, America elected Richard Nixon as president.
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These are not sidelines to conservative Christian doctrine, but centerpieces of it.
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The doctrine of international free trade, albeit the most conspicuous of its applications, was but one case under the general law.
The Unsolved Riddle of Social Justice|Stephen Leacock
“Doctrine”—the Monroe doctrine declared that no foreign power should acquire additional dominion in America.
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But the central economic doctrine of cost can not be shaken by mere denunciation.
The Unsolved Riddle of Social Justice|Stephen Leacock
He forgot the great doctrine of humility, and declared that "Mister" Weston should have the volume that very night.
The Soldier of the Valley|Nelson Lloyd
The biological doctrine of evolution was misinterpreted and misapplied to social policy.
The Unsolved Riddle of Social Justice|Stephen Leacock