imperialism

william bryan feels that imperalism is not for the united states that the counrty needs to stay isolated form the issues of exapansion. bryan states that " our form of government, our traditions, our present interests and our future welfare, all forbid our entering upon a carrer of conquest. " he feels that american should only be concerned with their issues and not the issues of other nations. america should force on their own issues to be successful as a nation and not involving themselves in european affairs that would lead the counrty to war. bryan states that he believes in the ideology of jefferson with isolating america from european ideology of expansion.