In all his last days the thoughts which filled his mind were to secure a peace which should render Germany forever harmless and advance the cause of ordered freedom in every land and among every race.
Lodge discusses Roosevelt's vision for a lasting peace and the advancement of freedom post-war.
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Fortitude in misfortune is more common than composure in the hour of victory.
He flung aside the suggestion of supreme power, not simply as dishonorable and unpatriotic, but because such a result would have defeated the one great and noble object at which he aimed.
When, without any self-seeking, he was placed at the head of the Revolution, he made up his mind that he would carry it through everything to victory, if victory were possible.
One was the conviction that the struggle must be fought out to the bitter end, and must bring either subjugation or complete independence.