Address to the Italian Parliament in Rome
01/02/1919
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The real difficulty in all political reform is to know whether you can translate your theories into facts or not.
I entirely concur in Senator Lodge's conclusion, and I hope I shall have his cooperation in bringing about the desired result.
The only thing that lifts the world is hope.
All of that is absolutely antidemocratic in its influence.