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The conflict between moral values and amoral national interests is a part of the diplomatic history of the United States. In fact, the conflict between morality and self-interest is a fundamental part of all human relations. In foreign policy, as in personal relations, the problem of reconciling national interests with ideals held sacred by the nation has always been a central theme of American foreign relations, and it is one that is never completely resolvable.
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Powaski, R.E. (2019). Prologue: Interests Versus Ideals. In: Ideals, Interests, and U.S. Foreign Policy from George H. W. Bush to Donald Trump. Palgrave Macmillan, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-97295-4_1
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