12/24/1918
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"Without the covenant of the League of Nations there may be as many secret treaties as ever, to destroy the confidence of governments in each other."
"The United States enjoyed the spiritual leadership of the world until the Senate of the United States failed to ratify the treaty."
"The old spies are free to resume their former abominable activities."
"Personally, I do not accept the action of the Senate of the United States as the decision of the nation."