In his 1801 inaugural address as president of the United States, Thomas Jefferson, head of the Democratic-Republican Party, endorsed “peace, commerce, and honest friendship with all nations, entangling alliances with none.” (Thomas Jefferson, First Inaugural Address, 4 Mar. 1801, Papers of Thomas Jefferson, 33:150.)
Papers of Thomas Jefferson. Vol. 33, 17 February to 30 April 1801. Edited by Barbara B. Oberg, James P. McClure, Elaine Weber Pascu, Martha J. King, Tom Downey, Amy Speckart, Linda Monaco, and John E. Little. Princeton, NJ: Princeton University Press, 2006. The contents of this publication are also available at founders.archives.gov.