Woodrow Wilson: “We are not men because we have skill of hand, but we are men because we have elevation of spirit.”

I am not convinced that the method proposed is wise, that the benefits, if any, would offset the evils which would result, or that the same or larger advantages cannot be secured without resort to Government intervention.

The neutrality of Belgium was guaranteed by the Treaty of London of 1839.

The said United States Fuel Administration is hereby authorized to procure information in reference to the business of coal and coke producers and distributors in the manner provided for in Sections 6 and 9 of the Act of Congress approved…

We shall not witness an immediate satisfactory adjustment of domestic and international trade relations.