Answer :

"Why quit our own to Stand upon Foreign ground? It is our true policy to steer clear of permanent Alliances with any portion of the foreign world.....' 
            -George Washington I looked up the exact Quote so that you knew it

The answer is:  

        Why quit our own to stand upon foreign ground? ... It is our true policy to steer clear of permanent alliances with any portion of the foreign world ...  

--George Washington  

Source: U.S. Info