05/29/1917
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"We call ourselves a liberal nation, whereas, as a matter of fact, we are one of the most conservative nations in the world."
"There is a great deal of cant talked, my fellow citizens, about service."
"We must play a great part in the world whether we choose it or not."
"The suspicion is beginning to dawn in many quarters that the average man knows the business necessities of the country just as well as the extraordinary man does."