I congratulate this assembly, the states it represents, and indeed, the entire world upon the coming into force of this additional instrument of humane endeavor to do away with war as an instrument of national policy and to obtain by pacific means alone the settlement of international disputes.
Remarks Upon Proclaiming the Treaty for the Renunciation of War (Kellogg-Briand Pact).
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