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=== Diplomatic ===
 
=== Diplomatic ===
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Harding avoided entangling alliances that lead to war and defended US interests.  Mr. Harding outlined his policy in his inaugural address: "...every commitment must be made in the exercise of our national sovereignty. Since freedom impelled, and independence inspired, and nationality exalted, a world supergovernment is contrary to everything we cherish and can have no sanction by our Republic. This is not selfishness, it is sanctity. It is not aloofness, it is security. It is not suspicion of others, it is patriotic adherence to the things which made us what we are." <ref>http://www.presidency.ucsb.edu/ws/print.php?pid=25833</ref>
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Harding avoided entangling alliances that lead to war and defended US interests.  Mr. Harding outlined his policy in his inaugural address: "...every commitment must be made in the exercise of our national sovereignty. Since freedom impelled, and independence inspired, and nationality exalted, a world supergovernment is contrary to everything we cherish and can have no sanction by our Republic. This is not selfishness, it is sanctity. It is not aloofness, it is security. It is not suspicion of others, it is patriotic adherence to the things which made us what we are." <ref>http://www.presidency.ucsb.edu/ws/print.php?pid=25833</ref>
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By helping, with the help of conservatives in congress, to avoid entering into the League of Nations, Harding kept the US out of the [[Spanish Revolution]] as well as prevented premature entry into World War II. This foresight saved millions of US lives.
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By helping, with the help of conservatives in congress, to avoid entering into the League of Nations, Harding indirectly kept the US out of the [[Spanish Revolution]] as well as prevented premature entry into World War II. This foresight saved millions of US lives. <ref>http://ap.grolier.com/article?assetid=atb037b09&templatename=/article/article.html</ref>
    
== Failings ==
 
== Failings ==
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