"This is not a partisan question, but a patriotic question."
"While acknowledging the courtesy of the invitation of the League of Nations to attend such a meeting, I do not feel that any useful purpose could be served by the designation of a delegate by my Gover..."
"I have no authority to vary this mode of procedure or to modify the conditions and reservations or to interpret them and I see no difficulty in the way of securing the assent of each signatory by dire..."
"I haven't made any investigation of the questions involved, formed any opinion of them, expressed or expect to express any opinion in relation to it."
"Truth dissipates misunderstanding and misconception."
"A free and enlightened press, by this means, becomes one of the safeguards of liberty."
"It is a peculiar pleasure to extend to your Congress, which represents so many American Republics, a most cordial greeting."
"In some measure this has been due to the lack of information in our press."
"Such meetings can not fail to have far-reaching consequences."
"We of the Western Hemisphere are one people striving for a common purpose, animated by common ideals and bound together in a common destiny."
"There is no intention, so far as I know, to make any appeal for gifts of Colonial furniture for the White House."
"I have already expressed several times to the conference my appreciation of the very fine work that the present Congress is doing."