I think you worded your question incorrectly; the word to the definition an absence of government is: Anarchy
It led to a period of large-scale emigration out of Ireland ( apex) XD :)
Answer: "It is our true policy to steer clear of permanent alliance with any portion of the foreign world": it was George Washington's Farewell Address to us. The inaugural pledge of Thomas Jefferson was no less clear: "Peace, commerce, and honest friendship with all nations-entangling alliances with none."
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