Annapolis Commencement Address
06/04/1914
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The world has been made safe for democracy, but democracy has not been finally vindicated.
Germany is beaten, but we are still at war with her, and the old stage is reset for a repetition of the old plot.
Without the covenant of the League of Nations there may be as many secret treaties as ever, to destroy the confidence of governments in each...
The old spies are free to resume their former abominable activities.