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It was part of George Washington's Neutrality Proclamation.
Up until America's entry into this war, the American people had followed the wise advice of President George Washington given in his farewell address, delivered to the nation on September 17, 1796. President Washington said "It is our true policy to steer clear of permanent alliance with any portion of the foreign world. Why by interweaving our destiny with that of any part of Europe entangle our peace and prosperity in the toils of European ambition, rivalship, interest, humour or caprice?
When Adolf Hitler of the Nazi Germans ordered his military forces to invade and bomb Poland in September 1939 that started World War 2. At that time no one knew this would result in a world war so no one said, "Start World War 2". I think Hitler probably knew very well what he was doing, and knew that the invasion of Poland would cause world war. It was clear enough.
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Winston Churchill said Without victory there is no survival