"Public order has been so improved in the interior that our marines have been practically withdrawn therefrom, and the day is in prospect when our complete withdrawal from the island may be contemplate..."
"We would give as freely as we ask. Such assurance is in the interest of permanent friendly relations."
"I can see Russia only as the supreme tragedy and a world warning, the dangers of which we must avoid if our heritage is to be preserved."
"I have thus far made no allusion to the hungering of humanity for new assurances that the world may be equally blessed. Peace ought to be the supreme blessing to all mankind."
"I do not know that such a court will be unfailing in the avoidance of war, but I know it is a step in the right direction and will prove an advance toward international peace for which the reflective ..."
"The big thing is the firm establishment of the Court and our cordial adherence thereto. All else is mere detail."
"The world was weary of war burdens and armament cost, and an honest and authoritative confession would reveal that fact so that men might act in concert to relieve the situation and make for widesprea..."
"I thank you from my heart for permitting me to participate in-doing homage to those brave souls. I rejoice particularly in the opportunity afforded me of voicing my appreciation, both as President of ..."
"My Countrymen: As I stand here in the shadow of the great hills, my mind reverts to the placid banks of the broad Potomac."
"Mr. Secretary, you would better give all New England for the cod and mackerel fisheries of Newfoundland than to barter away Oregon,"
"And finally, as just a human being, I wish I could find words to tell you how glad I am to see you all, and reflecting as you do, from untroubled eyes, the happiness of spirit breathed by your own bes..."
"Doctor Whitman, your long ride and frozen limbs testify to your courage and your patriotism. Your credentials establish your character. Your request is granted."
"I loved the martial notes of those stirring verses as a boy. I love them still."
"All I ask is that you will not barter away Oregon or allow English interference until I can lead a band of stalwart American settlers across the plains. For this I shall try to do."
"Those who were sure that our salvation lay in the destruction of organized labor and the precipitated reduction of wages have found that the national administration was not disposed to Acquiesce in th..."
"I am quite aware that there were some who imagined, before the present administration was voted into responsibility, that it was going at least to acquiesce if not definitely sympathize with projects ..."
"The best test of policy is by results."
"We have come thus far, and thus fortunately, through the most difficult period of reconstruction that we have ever known."
