let-alone policy
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The second was "the let-alone policy, which would merely refuse them representation until they had adopted the constitutional amendments."
From History of the Thirty-Ninth Congress of the United States by Barnes, William Horatio
LAISSEZ-FAIRE, the let-alone policy of each for himself and devil take the hindmost.
From The Iron Heel by London, Jack
First: the let-alone policy; every man to look out for number one.
From Have faith in Massachusetts; 2d ed. A Collection of Speeches and Messages by Coolidge, Calvin
In general, the let-alone policy of the last twenty-eight years is likely to continue, and there is every reason why it should.
From The Negro and the Nation A History of American Slavery and Enfranchisement by Merriam, George Spring
On this day, however, Mr. Bright, Lord Granville, and Mr. Gladstone stood alone against the rest of the Cabinet in supporting a let-alone policy.'
From The Life of the Rt. Hon. Sir Charles W. Dilke, Volume 1 by Gwynn, Stephen Lucius