On the recordAugust 18, 1919
We cannot afford to lose a single summer's day by not doing all that we can to mitigate the winter's suffering.
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presidency.ucsb.eduWe cannot afford to lose a single summer's day by not doing all that we can to mitigate the winter's suffering.
Remarks to the Committee on Foreign Relations, United States Senate
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