05/14/1916
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"America has always stood resolutely and absolutely for the right of every people to determine its own destiny and its own affairs."
"It is necessary, therefore, that we should examine ourselves and see whether we can make certain that the tasks imposed upon us will be performed, well performed, and performed without interruption."
"Peace is inconsistent with the loss of self-respect."
"We live in a world which we did not make, which we can not alter, which we can not think into a different condition from that which actually exists."