12/24/1918
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"Punitive damages, the dismemberment of empires, the establishment of selfish and exclusive economic leagues, we deem inexpedient and in the end worse than futile."
"We seek no material advantage of any kind."
"By virtue of the authority vested in me by law, the following described defensive sea areas for the terminal ports of The Panama Canal are hereby established, to be maintained until further notificati..."
"We cannot take the word of the present rulers of Germany as a guaranty of anything that is to endure."