10/08/1917
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"The question therefore is, Shall we see it through or shall we now at this most critical juncture of the whole transaction turn away from our associates in the war and decline to complete and fulfill ..."
"It does not make any difference how long the fight or how difficult the fight, it is going to be won, and triumphantly won."
"Nobody doubts any longer that the covenant gives explicit, unqualified recognition to the Monroe doctrine."
"Either we are going to guarantee civilization or we are going to abandon it."