Monroe mentions his negotiations with Russia and Britain, asserting that "In the discussions to which this interest has given rise and in the arrangements by which they may terminate the occasion has been judged proper for asserting, as a principle in which the rights and interests of the United States are involved, that the American continents, by the free and independent condition which they have assumed and maintain, are henceforth not to be considered as subjects for future colonization by any European powers. . ."
The U.S. declares that it will not involve itself in European wars, including the Spanish Civil War, while maintaing that any attempts to colonize the America's will be seen as a threat to American safety. The U.S. will interfere if nations in its sphere of influence that it recognizes as free are being subjugated. Through this the U.S. maintains its precedent of avoiding entangling alliances and wars. The Monroe Doctrine instead sought to maintain a firm, isolationist position while staying friendly with the Europeans.
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