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President James Monroe recognized that as the United States matured, it had to convey forcefully what the nation’s place in the world would be. In articulating the Monroe Doctrine, the fifth president declared that the new democratic republic would refrain from seeking to exert control over other nations.

"Don’t Retreat Into Fortress America" is from the November 22, 2016 Opinion section of The New York Times. It was written by William S. Cohen and Gary Hart and narrated by Kristi Burns.