Breaking Down the Door

Breaking Down the Door The United States urges all nations claiming a sphere of influence in China to declare that all nations shall enjoy perfect equality of treatment for their commerce and navigation within such spheres... (http://www.pinzler.com/ushistory/ opendoorsupp.html)?With these words the United States attempted to have a red carpet rolled out and the velvet ropes opened as they attempted to enter China. In the late 19th century the United …

…handed to us. We are lazy. Why do the work if we can get someone to do it for us? This idea didn?t just come about with the turn of the century obviously. It?s been around since the beginning of time. Otherwise there would never have been slavery. As long as we aren?t the ones getting the raw end of the deal in the agreement, most likely we won?t protest it.