03/04/1914
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"It is inconceivable that the people of the United States should play no part in that great enterprise."
"We are that much nearer a definite discussion of the peace which shall end the present war."
"It will be absolutely necessary that a force be created as a guarantor of the permanency of the settlement so much greater than the force of any nation now engaged or any alliance hitherto formed or p..."
"That service is nothing less than this, to add their authority and their power to the authority and force of other nations to guarantee peace and justice throughout the world."